Poethke Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Poethke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poethke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany921:875,05962,702
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Poethke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poethke is most common in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Poethke.

How Common Is The Last Name Poethke? popularity and diffusion

Poethke is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Poethke reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 875,059. In Germany it is primarily found in: Berlin, where 38 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Poethke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poethke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poethke last name increased 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poethke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poethke surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Poethke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $51,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethke92498/
Poetke9210/
Pothke921/
Poedtke8686/
Paethke8614/
Poettke862/
Piethke861/
Petke83856/
Poeke8316/
Potke835/
Poettker80202/
Poeschke8061/
Poettcke801/
Pogietke801/
Pettke77866/
Pöthke77224/
Petkeu77163/
Poeske77113/
Pedtke77112/
Päthke7740/
Potkey7730/
Paetke7724/
Pathke7716/
Poeket7714/
Pietke7712/
Poeker779/
Petkie778/
Pethki775/
Poecke774/
Pothka773/
Petkey773/
Pottke772/
Photke771/
Petkhe771/
Peitke771/
Poekie771/
Poutke770/
Petcke770/
Poettcker75228/
Poek73252/
Poeckes71163/
Poecker7189/
Paeshke712/
Phetkie712/
Piedtke711/
Poedker711/
Poheker711/
Peitche711/
Poechea711/
Phoeket711/
Phetkee711/
Patke671,315/
Potka67730/
Poeck67490/
Petki67324/
Paeke6795/
Pötke6776/
Phoek6769/
Petky6728/
Peatchey6718/
Putke6710/
Potki675/
Poeyk672/
Pohek671/
Poetcsch671/
Pohecker671/
Potky670/

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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
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  • 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 Poethke
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