Pohtz Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pohtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pohtz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pohtz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pohtz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohtz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pohtz live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany Pohtz is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Saxony, where 33 percent reside and Thuringia, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Pohtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pohtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pohtz surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potz891,084/
Poht8925/
Pohz891/
Potze80575/
Poetz80373/
Poitz80220/
Pootz80141/
Potrz8051/
Pohut8046/
Poutz8032/
Pohts8022/
Pohst8016/
Pähtz809/
Pottz808/
Posht807/
Pocht807/
Puotz803/
Pfoht803/
Pohte801/
Poohz801/
Pohjt801/
Vpoht801/
Postz800/
Phatz800/
Poh7523,632/
Pot7516,485/
Poz752,206/
Pfoutz73365/
Poshte7325/
Pochte7312/
Pahatz738/
Phoutz732/
Poshth731/
Poicht731/
Pochdt731/
Phautz731/
Pashtz731/
Pfottz730/
Pootze730/
Poustz730/
Post6765,601/
Phat6750,516/
Poot6749,577/
Puot6747,308/
Pote6746,429/
Podh6730,261/
Pott6711,353/
Petz678,622/
Poch675,882/
Poth675,749/
Patz674,223/
Pätz671,719/
Pohu671,535/
Pots671,492/
Posh671,371/
Pötz671,117/
Phot671,113/
Pout67765/
Pouh67610/
Poit67450/
Pfoh67422/
Posz67301/
Podt67247/
Pohs6793/
Potì6781/
Potzsch6748/
Poiz6726/
Pahz6724/
Pooz6722/
Phoh6719/
Pocz6718/
Poët6718/
Pozz6716/
Paht6714/
Pótz6711/
Pohy679/
Pouz678/
Pohh676/
Phaz674/
Phoz674/
Poheeth674/
Poph673/
Pozh673/
Hpoz672/
Pozx672/
Pohj672/
Poih671/
Poyt671/
Pgoh671/
Pgot671/
Podz671/
Phát671/
Potp671/
Poyh671/
Potd671/
Ppoh671/
Potx671/
Pgoz671/
Pohd671/
Vpot671/
Hpot671/

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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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  • 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 Pohtz
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