Potyakin Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potyakin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potyakin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3141:458,99143,131
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Potyakin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potyakin (Russian: Потякин) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potyakin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 798,040th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Potyakin reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 458,991. In Russia it is most numerous in: Samara Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Mordovia Republic, where 14 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 9 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Potyakin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Potyakin last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Potyakin surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potyakin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potyakin in the Russian language
Потякинpotakin-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potyakin
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