Potyomkina Surname

105,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Potyomkina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potyomkina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,1961:34,3484,672
Belarus1751:54,2929,248
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Potyomkina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potyomkina (Russian: Потёмкина) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potyomkina? popularity and diffusion

Potyomkina is the 105,146th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,635,813 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Potyomkina live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 4,196 people, or 1 in 34,348. In Russia Potyomkina is most prevalent in: Kaluga Oblast, where 17 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Beside Russia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Potyomkina Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potyomkina last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Potyomkina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potyomkina in the Russian language
Потёмкинаpotemkina-

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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 Potyomkina
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