Poltier Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Poltier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poltier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Poltier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poltier occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poltier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Poltier are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Poltier is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,578,538. In Germany it is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 80 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany Poltier occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 21 percent reside and Poland, where 11 percent reside.

Poltier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poltier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Poltier last name declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poultier93511/
Polthier9317/
Poltiere931/
Polter921,132/
Poltie9217/
Poulter868,657/
Pultier8694/
Pollter8628/
Poltere8610/
Poelter866/
Puolter864/
Poolter862/
Poltuer861/
Polterz860/
Paltier860/
Poltaer860/
Poltierová826/
Peultier80432/
Polltere801/
Palter77374/
Pulter77372/
Paltie77104/
Poltre777/
Pultir771/
Polterová757/
Paulter71124/
Paltere714/
Phelter711/
Pul'ter711/
Poultre711/
Palther711/
Poiltre711/
Phalter710/
Paltyer710/
Paslter710/
Paltower676/
Paulteer672/
Paltirdh671/
Palthiea671/
Palltter671/
Pfhalter670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Poltier
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