Potrov Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Potrov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potrov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Potrov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potrov (Russian: Потров) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potrov.

How Common Is The Last Name Potrov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potrov is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Potrov is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Potrov live; 53 percent live in North Asia and 53 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The last name Potrov is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 9,007,691. In Russia Potrov is primarily concentrated in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 63 percent are found, Moscow, where 19 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potrova928/
Postrov922/
Potrovs921/
Porov91148/
Petrov83584,743/
Patrov83179/
Porova83119/
Porgov832/
Posrov831/
Potrop831/
Potrof831/
Photrop77285/
Patrova77142/
Poorova7779/
Petroov7724/
Patroev7722/
Petrrov7715/
Pourova7714/
Pastrov7712/
Pettrov779/
Peetrov779/
Petroev778/
Phetrov773/
Pottrof772/
Potraev772/
Patrovs772/
Petrojv772/
Petrovf771/
Porgova771/
Poroshv771/
Poitrow771/
Petroyv771/
Petroiv771/
Ppetrov771/
Potreev771/
Pothrow770/
Parov73740/
Porob73350/
Porav73243/
Porof7326/
Porow7316/
Pottroff7170/
Poitrows711/
Petrow671,770/
Petrof67904/
Parova67757/
Porowa67299/
Patrow67272/
Pargov67165/
Paruov6751/
Patrav6746/
Petrev6731/
Patrev6727/
Potrap6719/
Petrav6715/
Parhov6715/
Pätrow6710/
Paurov675/
Potraw674/
Parșov674/
Poorav671/
Porgow671/
Petròv671/
Porhow671/
Petrôv671/
Poroub671/
Porrow671/
Patrop670/

Potrov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potrov in the Russian language
Потровpotrov-

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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 Potrov
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