Cognomen Потапенко (Потапенко 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Потапенко is characteristic of Belarus, where it is quite a common surname, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
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| Потапенко | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
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игнатий николаевич потапенко Russian writer and playwright, UA (b. 1856) |
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| потапенко в'ячеслав опанасович Ukrainian actor, UA (b. 1864) |
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| потапенко, георгий иосифович botanist (1889-1982), UA (b. 1889) |
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| потапенко роман якович UA (b. 1897) |
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потапенко, валерий иванович Ukrainian screenwriter, UA (b. 1963) |
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| микола семенович потапенко Soviet military personnel, Hero of the Soviet Union, UA (b. 1913) |
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| потапенко, яков иванович RU (b. 1904) |
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дмитрий валерьевич потапенко Russian economist and businessman, RU (b. 1970) |
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| потапенко петро аврамович UA (b. 1914) |
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віталій миколайович потапенко Ukrainian basketball player, UA (b. 1975) |
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| потапенко, геннадий дмитриевич RU (b. 1918) |
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олексій андрійович потапенко Ukrainian singer, rapper and producer, UA (b. 1981) |
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| пилип олексійович потапенко UA (b. 1922) |
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| потапенко, павел сафронович UA (b. 1924) |
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| потапенко андрій ілліч UA (b. 1925) |
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