Pootjes Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pootjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pootjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pootjes Last Name Facts

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

Pootjes is found most in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pootjes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pootjes is the 1,518,885th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. Pootjes is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Pootjes live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 135,097. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 45 percent live, Gelderland, where 11 percent live and South Holland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pootjies939/
Potjes92195/
Pootje922/
Potje83308/
Potjer77222/
Poijes7741/
Poties7717/
Pootja774/
Potjie771/
Patjes771/
Pootze770/
Potyesz7160/
Poozesh7120/
Potties712/
Postges711/
Posties711/
Potzies711/
Pootjai711/
Pootsee711/
Pouthje711/
Pajes671,515/
Potse67770/
Potie67696/
Potze67575/
Potye67350/
Poses67345/
Potsi67263/
Pozes67146/
Patje67139/
Potja67109/
Poces6766/
Poges6763/
Požes6734/
Pujes6717/
Paatjies6712/
Potji675/
Potge673/
Phatjies671/
Potée671/
Poteé671/
Poytsess670/
Pouthies670/

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Footnotes

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