Potsepnya Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Potsepnya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potsepnya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1531:62,09810,398
Russia551:2,620,419149,158

Potsepnya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potsepnya (Russian: Поцепня) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potsepnya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Potsepnya is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Potsepnya are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Belarus, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 62,098. In Belarus it is mostly concentrated in: Brest Region, where 92 percent reside, Minsk, where 5 percent reside and Gomel Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Belarus this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent reside.

Potsepnya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Potsepnya last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potsepnya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potsepnya in the Russian language
Поцепняpocepna-

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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 Potsepnya
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