de Potter Surname

188,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Potter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Potter Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,6711:6,880902
France2611:254,49339,305
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de Potter Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Potter is found most in Belgium. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of de Potter.

How Common Is The Last Name de Potter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,561st most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of de Potter live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,671 people, or 1 in 6,880. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent live, Walloon Region, where 15 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

de Potter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Potter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Potter surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Pottere954/
de Pootter951/
de Poter9425/
de Pooter891,720/
de Putter89946/
de Petter89461/
de Potier895/
De-Potter892/
de Peutter849/
de Poyster846/
de Poutier844/
de Puttter841/
de Poister840/
de Pater821,018/
de Peter8227/
de Potie8210/
de Potty820/
de Peuter781,357/
da Potier781/
de Postes781/
de Patger781/
de Padter781/
de Poutee780/
de Poti751/
de Pachter7413/
de Patre71419/
de Patta7130/
de Patti7130/
de Patie7113/
de Patty711/
de Pouty710/
de Pachtere7037/
de Postis671/
de Pateas671/
di Poti6313/
de Pati635/
di Pate632/
de Paty631/
di Pota631/
de Pachtère601/
di Patti59140/
di Patre5963/
di Puoti595/
de Patio591/
da Pati501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 de Potter
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