Potoyan Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Potoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potoyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1411:20,7811,377
Georgia181:208,08612,109
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Potoyan Last Name Facts

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

Potoyan (Georgian: პოტოიანი, Russian: Потоян) is found most in Armenia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Potoyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Potoyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,248,410th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Potoyan is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Potoyan reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name Potoyan is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 20,781. In Armenia Potoyan is most prevalent in: Aragatsotn Province, where 26 percent reside, Yerevan, where 24 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 23 percent reside. Other than Armenia Potoyan exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potoyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potoyan in the Georgian language
პოტოიანიpotoiani83.33
ფოტოიანიpotoiani16.67
Potoyan in the Russian language
Потоянpotoan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potoyan
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