Potrimba Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Potrimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potrimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2061:17,2882,957
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Potrîmba (1) are calculated separately.

Potrimba Last Name Facts

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

Potrimba is held by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Potrîmba. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potrimba? popularity and diffusion

Potrimba is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Potrimba reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 17,288. In Moldova it is most common in: Călărași District, where 79 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 16 percent live and Strășeni District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Moldova Potrimba occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 3 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potrîmba961/
Potrymba8859/
Potremba885/
Poremba802,125/
Parimba8061/
Phormbai751/
Poręba713,660/
Parimbaha7122/
Porembo6737/
Paremba674/
Porenba672/
Parembai6319/
Parmbath631/
Phormbout591/
Parmbo576/
Paręba571/
Parembo5332/
Parmbey530/
Pareambo503/

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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 Potrimba
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