Potosek Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Potosek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potosek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Potosek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potosek is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potosek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Potosek reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Potosek is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 78 percent live, Massachusetts, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live.

Potosek Last Name Statistics demography

Potosek earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potoschek887/
Potoček86296/
Potocek86115/
Potusek8640/
Potasek8618/
Potosik864/
Potochek8014/
Potasiek801/
Potuszek801/
Potaschek7511/
Potuschek752/
Potůček71826/
Potucek71638/
Potúček71107/
Petasek7190/
Potušek7162/
Potuček7131/
Potáček7127/
Potôček7115/
Potocik7115/
Potacek719/
Potozec719/
Potasik715/
Potoshsick713/
Potaček713/
Petesek711/
Potúcek711/
Potutschek711/
Potażek711/
Potazek711/
Potaczek671,090/
Potuczek6719/
Patochek6713/
Potuchek6710/
Patoshik679/
Potochik672/
Potaezek671/
Petaseck671/
Patuszek671/
Postasik671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Potosek
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