Potoskaev Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potoskaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoskaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Potoskaev Last Name Facts

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

Potoskaev (Russian: Потоскаев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoskaev? popularity and diffusion

Potoskaev is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potoskaev are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Potoskaev is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Potoskaev is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 50 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent live. Barring Russia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 25 percent live and Ukraine, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potoskaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potoskaev in the Russian language
Потоскаевpotoskaev-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Potoskaev
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis