Potbury Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Potbury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
England711:784,76142,668
Australia331:818,05251,601
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Potbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potbury has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potbury? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,111,382nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Potbury are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Potbury is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 53,909. In New Zealand Potbury is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 29 percent live, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 24 percent live and Otago Region, where 13 percent live. Not including New Zealand it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Potbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Potbury has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Potbury last name expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potbury last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Potbury earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottbury930/
Patbury860/
Posbury860/
Photburi804/
Pobura773/
Poburi771/
Pabury770/
Pootburee751/
Postbouri751/
Petburi7140/
Poboura7121/
Phoburi716/
Poburee713/
Patburi712/
Poborzy712/
Poboure711/
Putburi711/
Pasbury711/
Phetburi67182/
Phatburi6773/
Pouboura6724/
Petburee6723/
Patburee6715/
Putburee6711/
Phutburi6711/
Phoburee672/
Pooburee671/
Pethburi671/
Poburets671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Potbury
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