Potočnjak Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Potočnjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 520 | 1:8,132 | 1,359 |
| Slovenia | 35 | 1:71,076 | 9,906 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | 1:147,350 | 9,891 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
The alternate forms: Potocnjak (120) are calculated separately.
Potočnjak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potočnjak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potočnjak is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Potocnjak. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potočnjak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 549,848th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname Potočnjak occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potočnjak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Potočnjak is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 8,132. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 23 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 15 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Croatia Potočnjak exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 6 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potocnjak | 96 | 120 | / |
| Potočniak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Potozniak | 78 | 20 | / |
| Potosnyak | 78 | 15 | / |
| Potocniak | 78 | 12 | / |
| Potosniak | 78 | 5 | / |
| Potočniaková | 76 | 12 | / |
| Potochniak | 74 | 668 | / |
| Potoczniak | 74 | 194 | / |
| Potochnyak | 74 | 53 | / |
| Potocsnyak | 74 | 11 | / |
| Potocsnyaková | 64 | 1 | / |
| Potaczniak | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Potočnjak
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