Poltera Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Poltera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poltera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3061:26,8404,128
United States341:10,660,557428,392
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Poltéra (78) are calculated separately.

Poltera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poltera is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Poltéra. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poltera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Poltera live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 26,840. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Graubünden, where 31 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 11 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Poltera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poltera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poltera last name expanded 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poltera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poltera surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poltera earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.1% more than the national average, earning R 808,212 per year and in United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,566 USD per year.

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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 Poltera
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