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 more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poetzsch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 494,499th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Poetzsch reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 175,012. In Germany Poetzsch is most common in: Saxony, where 17 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Poetzsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poetzsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poetzsch last name rose 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 US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the 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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