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) is borne by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Potuga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname 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.
It is most commonly occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 552,578. In Kazakhstan Potuga is mostly concentrated in: Aktobe Region, where 94 percent reside, East Kazakhstan Region, where 3 percent reside and Karaganda Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kazakhstan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 36 percent reside and Belarus, where 26 percent reside.
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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