Poetzsch Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Poetzsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poetzsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4601:175,01220,562
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Norway121:428,52437,411
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Poetzsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poetzsch is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poetzsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 494,499th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Poetzsch live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 175,012. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 17 percent reside, Hesse, where 14 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Poetzsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poetzsch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,857 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poetzsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poetzsch are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poetzsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 126.71% more than the national average, earning 784,583 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $57,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poetsch93983/
Petzsch93315/
Potzsch9348/
Poetzch933/
Pietzsch884,057/
Peitzsch88233/
Poitzsch8877/
Poetsche887/
Pfoetsch882/
Poetcsch881/
Petsch864,209/
Potsch86618/
Poetch860/
Peitzsche8261/
Pehatzsch823/
Piettzsch821/
Pötzsch804,210/
Paetsch801,595/
Peitsch80769/
Patzsch80408/
Pfetsch80198/
Peetsch8040/
Peutsch8024/
Poitsch8014/
Puetsch8014/
Pietzsh802/
Poutsch802/
Petssch801/
Peytsch801/
Putzsch800/
Peatsch800/
Poetschová781/
Poetz77373/
Poets77367/
Poech7714/
Petsh7712/
Potsh771/
Paatzsch75106/
Pötzsche7536/
Pautzsch7532/
Peitzche752/
Pfoutsch751/
Piestsch751/
Pötsch711,713/
Patsch711,342/
Pätsch71601/
Pouech71170/
Poedts71115/
Poeche7192/
Pietch7176/
Poutch7175/
Peatch7119/
Pétsch7118/
Peitch7115/
Pouets7112/
Pötzch7111/
Paetch719/
Powetz714/
Pietsh712/
Powets712/
Pohets711/
Powech711/
Peczsh711/
D'Paetsch711/
Patzsh711/
Pgoetz710/
Peitsh710/
Petz678,622/
Potz671,084/
Pautsch671,046/
Paatsch67244/
Poec6753/
Pfötsch6729/
Paitsch6715/
Poutche6711/
Poez672/
Pettssh671/
Peitche671/
Poeytes671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poetzsch
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