Potyesz Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Hungary

Potyesz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potyesz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania311:647,67345,663
Hungary291:338,49224,545

Potyesz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potyesz is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potyesz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Potyesz occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Potyesz are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 647,673. In Romania Potyesz is mostly found in: Timiș County, where 100 percent live. Not including Romania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Hungary, where 48 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potyecz8613/
Potye83350/
Posteyes801/
Potiez77641/
Potjes77195/
Poteas7718/
Poties7717/
Photye779/
Poteis779/
Potyie771/
Potyer771/
Potaes771/
Patyes771/
Poteus770/
Potyea770/
Pottye770/
Pottiez711,383/
Pootjes71137/
Poutays7180/
Pettyes7126/
Potties712/
Posties711/
Pothiez711/
Potajes711/
Poityie711/
Pothyer711/
Pottyer711/
Pouthye711/
Potteys710/
Posteus710/
Potie67696/
Potje67308/
Patye67155/
Pootjies679/
Potge673/
Potyé672/
Potée671/
Poteé671/
Poiteous671/
Pouthies670/

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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 Potyesz
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