Potoran Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Potoran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova431:82,82310,501
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Potoran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Potoran Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Potoran (Russian: Поторан) is found most in Moldova. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Potoran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoran? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potoran are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Moldova, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 82,823. In Moldova Potoran is most numerous in: Telenești District, where 51 percent live, Rezina District, where 30 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 16 percent live. Besides Moldova this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potoran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potoran in the Russian language
Поторанpotoran-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potoran
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