Potykun Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Potykun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potykun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1401:325,16240,914
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Potykun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potykun (Russian: Потыкун) is found most in Ukraine. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Potykun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potykun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Potykun reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 325,162. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 66 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 16 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Not including Ukraine it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podtykun939/
Potykhun931/
Potikun8639/
Potekun862/
Patykun861/
Potykunova825/
Photikun8046/
Pothikun8015/
Podtykon802/
Potikhun801/
Phothikun751,545/
Pothikhun751/
Potikum7140/
Phothikhun7121/
Potekunova7113/
Phothitkun7111/
Petikun714/
Patikun714/
Petekun713/
Patekun712/
Potikon711/
Potoikon678/
Potikhum672/
Photikum672/
Puttikun671/
Phutikun671/
Phatikun671/

Potykun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potykun in the Russian language
Потыкунpotykun-

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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 Potykun
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