Potsey Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Potsey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Potsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Potsey (Russian: Поцей) occurs most in Australia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potsey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Potsey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Potsey reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,999,522. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Western Australia, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.
Potsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Potsey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Potsey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potsey in the Russian language | ||
| Поцей | pocej | - |
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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
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- 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 Potsey
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