Potsev Surname

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

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Potsev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Potsev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potsev (Russian: Поцев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potsev? popularity and diffusion

Potsev is the 4,532,898th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Potsev is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Potsev reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 465,260. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 67 percent live, Pleven Province, where 20 percent live and Kyustendil Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Bulgaria Potsev exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potseva928/
Potsaev922/
Posev91353/
Pochtsev861/
Patsev83641/
Petsev83264/
Poseva83152/
Putsev8396/
Poshev8382/
Poseev8380/
Potsov8342/
Posevs8315/
Poisev831/
Potsep831/
Patseva77482/
Putseva77173/
Poiseev77121/
Patsaev7769/
Puttsev7760/
Patseev7760/
Poushev7740/
Potsepp7739/
Posheva7733/
Patsoev7716/
Poschev779/
Pattsev775/
Poiseva774/
Posheev771/
Patshev771/
Petsaev771/
Potseps771/
Potsuiv771/
Pasev73387/
Pocev73113/
Posew7341/
Posiv734/
Pozev733/
Posef731/
Puttseva7155/
Pousheva7143/
Patshaev7131/
Podshoev7129/
Pottsepp7125/
Potschew7121/
Pattseva7112/
Patsheev719/
Poshchev718/
Poscheva714/
Potcheva712/
Postseip711/
Patsheva711/
Pashev671,053/
Paseva67407/
Petsov67160/
Patsov67130/
Poceva67104/
Putsyv6785/
Paseev6757/
Pochev6755/
Pasiev6726/
Posiew6724/
Pozeev6723/
Pozoev6721/
Patčev6718/
Passev6714/
Petsyv677/
Patcev676/
Petzev676/
Petsiv675/
Pausev673/
Poseaw672/
Patzev672/
Poicev672/
Patsav672/
Poezov671/
Pozhev671/
Poziev671/
Petsef671/
Pochsheva671/
Posivs671/
Posaiv671/
Poševa671/
Poseff670/

Potsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potsev in the Russian language
Поцевpocev-

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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 Potsev
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