Potyak Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Potyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Potyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potyak (Russian: Потяк) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Potyak reside; 45 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 45 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Potyak is mostly found in: Saint Petersburg, where 45 percent are found, Leningrad Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Magadan Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 10 percent are found.

Potyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Potyak surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Potyak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potiak83231/
Potyók83146/
Potyok83105/
Patyak8312/
Potyag8311/
Putyak839/
Potjak832/
Potyakova8088/
Potijak7727/
Potiake7711/
Pautyak775/
Photyok774/
Patyake771/
Pathyak771/
Potyakhova754/
Photijak7120/
Pothijak7113/
Phothijak67191/
Petiak67164/
Potyagova67144/
Patiak67133/
Putiak67128/
Putyakova67117/
Patyag6754/
Petjak6749/
Putjak674/
Pattaayak674/
Potiok672/
Putyok672/
Poteac671/
Pothijack671/
Puteak671/
Poothijak671/
Pateak671/

Potyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potyak in the Russian language
Потякpotak-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Potyak
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