Potuga Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Potuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Potuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Potuga (Russian: Потуга) occurs more in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Potuga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potuga? popularity and diffusion
Potuga is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Potuga is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Potuga live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Potuga is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 552,578. In Kazakhstan it is most frequent in: Aktobe Region, where 94 percent live, East Kazakhstan Region, where 3 percent live and Karaganda Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Kazakhstan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 36 percent live and Belarus, where 26 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potugah | 92 | 32 | / |
| Potauga | 92 | 3 | / |
| Potugha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Potugay | 92 | 0 | / |
| Potuggea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Patuga | 83 | 352 | / |
| Potuge | 83 | 29 | / |
| Potiga | 83 | 15 | / |
| Putuga | 83 | 14 | / |
| Potugo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pottiga | 77 | 97 | / |
| Patunga | 77 | 62 | / |
| Patugad | 77 | 33 | / |
| Patugah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Postuge | 77 | 10 | / |
| Patouga | 77 | 8 | / |
| Putunga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Potungi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Putugha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padtuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patungga | 71 | 18 | / |
| Potuguez | 71 | 6 | / |
| Potugues | 71 | 4 | / |
| Patuigas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poteugou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patiga | 67 | 1,383 | / |
| Petiga | 67 | 315 | / |
| Petugo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Patoga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Patugo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Potigo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Patuge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Postugues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potoge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pothugood | 67 | 1 | / |
Potuga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potuga in the Russian language | ||
| Потуга | potuga | - |
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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 Potuga
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