Potoyan Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Potoyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 141 | 1:20,781 | 1,377 |
| Georgia | 18 | 1:208,086 | 12,109 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Potoyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potoyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potoyan (Georgian: პოტოიანი, Russian: Потоян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Potoyan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potoyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,248,410th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Potoyan live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
It is most commonly occurring in Armenia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 20,781. In Armenia Potoyan is primarily found in: Aragatsotn Province, where 26 percent reside, Yerevan, where 24 percent reside and Kotayk Province, where 23 percent reside. Not including Armenia Potoyan is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potoyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potoyan in the Georgian language | ||
| პოტოიანი | potoiani | 83.33 |
| ფოტოიანი | potoiani | 16.67 |
| Potoyan in the Russian language | ||
| Потоян | potoan | - |
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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 Potoyan
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