Poturnak Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Poturnak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poturnak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2281:199,66127,022
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Poturnak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poturnak (Russian: Потурнак) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poturnak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poturnak is the 858,879th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Poturnak are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 199,661. In Ukraine Poturnak is primarily found in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 25 percent are found, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Cherkasy Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Poturnak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Poturnak last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Poturnak earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning $62,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poturnak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poturnak in the Russian language
Потурнакpoturnak-

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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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  • 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 Poturnak
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