Surname Потёмкин (Potemkin 
, Потёмкин 
, Potjomkin 
, and others...) , globally, is a rare cognomen. The surname Потёмкин is characteristic of Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Estonia, and Bahrain, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Потёмкин is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Potemkin | Germany, Russia, Czechia, Finland, United States |
| Потёмкин | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Potjomkin | Germany, Estonia |
| Potyomkin | Russia, Bulgaria, United States, Ukraine, Israel |
| Potemkine | France, United States |
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григорий александрович потёмкин Russian military leader and statesman (1739-1791), RU (b. 1739) |
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потёмкин, павел сергеевич Russian general, RU (b. 1743) |
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александр михайлович потёмкин (1787-1872), RU (b. 1787) |
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яков алексеевич потёмкин RU (b. 1781) |
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| потёмкин, сергей павлович RU (b. 1787) |
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потёмкин, владимир петрович Soviet diplomat and historian (1874-1946), RU (b. 1874) |
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потёмкин, василий васильевич RU (b. 1892) |
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лев львович потёмкин Soviet actor, RU (b. 1905) |
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| потёмкин, николай дмитриевич UA (b. 1885) |
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| потёмкин, фёдор васильевич RU (b. 1895) |
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| потёмкин, василий васильевич Soviet-Russian physicist (1917-1999), UA (b. 1917) |
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| потёмкин, алексей николаевич Soviet teacher (1921-2003), RU (b. 1921) |
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| потёмкин, геннадий фёдорович Soviet military personnel, UA (b. 1923) |
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| потёмкин, борис лейзерович Soviet composer, RU (b. 1933) |
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| потёмкин, юрий павлович RU (b. 1931) |
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