Potelberg Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Potelberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Potelberg Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium251:459,86646,150
France91:7,380,302306,885

Potelberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potelberg occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potelberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Potelberg live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Potelberg is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Belgium this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottelberg9535/
Potelbergue9013/
Pottelbergh901/
Polberg8887/
Palberg75201/
Polverg756/
Polberk754/
Paalberg71161/
Pahlberg71143/
Paulberg7189/
Pfahlberg6725/
Palmburg5948/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Potelberg
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