Potyomkin Surname

101,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potyomkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potyomkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,2811:33,6664,571
Belarus2161:43,9867,537
Kazakhstan571:310,21925,916
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Moldova91:395,70828,721
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Potyomkin Last Name Facts

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

Potyomkin (Russian: Потёмкин) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potyomkin? popularity and diffusion

Potyomkin is the 101,841st most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,572,625 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Potyomkin are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 4,281 people, or 1 in 33,666. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Tomsk Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Moscow, where 8 percent are found and Altai Krai, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Potyomkin Last Name Statistics demography

Potyomkin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potyomkina954,455/
Potyomkn941/
Potiomkin8957/
Patyomkin8936/
Potjomkin8933/
Potjomkina8469/
Potiomkina8416/
Patyomkina8415/
Potemkin823,304/
Potěmkin822/
Potemkina784,495/
Podtemkin784/
Potěmkina781/
Potymkyna781/
Potiomchin749/
Podtemkina742/
Potemkyn71854/
Patemkin7136/
Potemken717/
Patimkin712/
Potěmkinová701/
Potemkyna671,055/
Patemkina6711/
Patemkyn591/

Potyomkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potyomkin in the Russian language
Потёмкинpotemkin-

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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 Potyomkin
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