Poetschke Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Poetschke Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from "Petruschka" and this is the slavic (sorbic) name for "a little Peter". So the origine of the name is "Petrus", what means in aramaeic (look to Jesus Successor or into the Bible) "Stone".

Poetschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Canada481:767,61660,775
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Poetschke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from "Petruschka" and this is the slavic (sorbic) name for "a little Peter". So the origine of the name is "Petrus", what means in aramaeic (look to Jesus Successor or into the Bible) "Stone".

- anonymous submission

Poetschke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poetschke is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poetschke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Poetschke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Poetschke reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 66 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.

Poetschke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poetschke surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poetschke earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.54% more than the national average, earning $60,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poetzschke9513/
Petschke941,000/
Poeschke9461/
Potschke9417/
Poetschk9416/
Poetschka8990/
Paetschke8986/
Pietschke8975/
Petzschke8945/
Poitschke8941/
Poetschki8921/
Potschkey891/
Poesche8816/
Petscke881/
Pietzschke8468/
Peitzschke841/
Peitschker841/
Pötschke821,555/
Potschka82769/
Patschke82703/
Paeschke82398/
Pätschke8276/
Putschke8244/
Petschky8215/
Pietchke825/
Pezschke821/
Poettcke821/
Poeske80113/
Petske807/
Potske800/
Patzschke781,165/
Pötzschke78199/
Putschker7826/
Putzschke7816/
Potschkay7810/
Postschka785/
Poetzshki783/
Potschcka781/
Paeschkes781/
Paesche756/
Petczke756/
Pettske754/
Poeschi754/
Paeshke752/
Paescke751/
Pötchke751/
Patshke751/
Potshka751/
Patscke750/
Peichke750/
Putschky7184/
Patschky7120/
Putschka719/
Pocke719/
Patzscke713/
Peitsker711/
Pietzcke711/
Patshcke711/
Pötschkeová701/
Petzke671,218/
Petska67684/
Peycke67166/
Pockey67104/
Paeske6793/
Petsky6736/
Poucke6735/
Poeckh6732/
Patske6725/
Petski6724/
Potska6716/
Peczke6711/
Pozhke678/
Paecke673/
Poicke672/
Potcki671/
Pockei671/
Poeski671/
Potski671/
Potsky671/
Potzke671/
Putske671/
Peicke671/
Peacke670/
Patzschki670/

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