Potoroka Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Potoroka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoroka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1481:307,58639,057
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Canada591:624,50251,218
Belarus151:633,40454,314
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Potoroka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potoroka (Russian: Поторока) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoroka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potoroka is the 832,284th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname Potoroka is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Potoroka reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Potoroka is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 307,586. In Ukraine Potoroka is most frequent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 40 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 26 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent live. Barring Ukraine this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Potoroka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Potoroka last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Potoroka surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Potoroka earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 53.53% less than the national average, earning $20,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning $40,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potoroca8832/
Potoroko8816/
Patoroka882/
Potoraka881/
Potorochko781/
Potoraca7517/
Patoraka751/
Potorake751/
Patorecka711/
Potoroche711/
Potorocij711/
Patoroski710/
Puthorosky674/

Potoroka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potoroka in the Russian language
Поторокаpotoroka-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Potoroka
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