Potenger Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Potenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Potenger Last Name Facts

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

Potenger occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Potenger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potenger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Potenger reside; 80 percent reside in Australasia and 80 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 566,040. In New Zealand Potenger is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand Potenger occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Potenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Potenger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Potenger surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pottenger941,055/
Potnger931/
Potenge931/
Potteinger891/
Potinger884/
Pottnger883/
Petenger882/
Poitnger881/
Pottener880/
Ponger86162/
Pottinger826,052/
Pettenger82420/
Pojtinger82175/
Poitinger82119/
Posteiner82100/
Poytinger8248/
Postinger8242/
Pattenger825/
Potenzier823/
Potensier823/
Postenier821/
Pottenier821/
Postenear820/
Poisenger820/
Patenge80189/
Ponenge8074/
Potengy8052/
Potenga8052/
Potynge8050/
Potenze8020/
Potense8018/
Potence8016/
Potinge805/
Pongert804/
Phonger803/
Ponhger802/
Potengi801/
Patener801/
Posenge801/
Pongher800/
Postingher78320/
Poettinger7896/
Postinguer789/
Potenziere782/
Poszteiner781/
Ponge772,216/
Patenere75133/
Petinger7575/
Posinger7519/
Pothinge7513/
Potinier7512/
Potenguy7510/
Pottengi755/
Pattener754/
Pasenger753/
Poutenga752/
Poninger752/
Phongerd752/
Poongerd752/
Poindger751/
Potience751/
Potimger751/
Pottinge751/
Potuence751/
Pathenge751/
Potyoner751/
Pettnger751/
Patenier751/
Pötinger751/
Putinger751/
Postinge751/
Phongert751/
Patinger750/
Pattenge750/
Pettinger712,985/
Pöttinger71754/
Passenger71740/
Panger71492/
Puttinger71375/
Possinger71362/
Ponzer71315/
Poisinger71201/
Pasteiner71165/
Pongge71142/
Pattenier71131/
Potiniere7179/
Pánger7173/
Pustinger7165/
Poncer7164/
Patnge7155/
Phonge7149/
Pattinger7137/
Ponser7126/
Pongie7121/
Pongea719/
Poinegger717/
Ponget716/
Phathenge715/
Ponghe715/
Poinge712/
Poutienga711/
Phothinge711/
Potinghie711/
Pongre711/
Ponnge711/
Pottineer711/
Phostiner711/
Potenchei711/
Phonkgerd711/
Poitynher711/
Pongee710/
Pedtinger710/
Pohsinger710/
Pojtingerová709/
Potenza6711,297/
Potinga67872/
Patinge67820/
Poschinger67449/
Poncher67171/
Paunger67119/
Puchtinger67113/
Potynga6796/
Pangert6777/
Phondge6744/
Pangier6742/
Pachtinger6740/
Poissinger6739/
Potensa6729/
Pangere6728/
Patence6727/
Potenzi6723/
Patenga6722/
Pangher6717/
Poninge6713/
Potîngă6712/
Potency6711/
Ponsier6710/
Pfanger678/
Pacenge676/
Potensi676/
Postimgher675/
Posinge675/
Patengi674/
Pausteiner674/
Potingi673/
Pottngi673/
Ponengi673/
Poongge672/
Poyncer672/
Pangerd672/
Pangger672/
Pongget672/
Potença671/
Pouncer671/
Poincer671/
Pothngi671/
Poncerr671/
Ponsere671/
Pathnge671/
Patense671/
Postineher671/
Pauthenier671/
Pasenge671/
Ponttge671/
Poncere671/
Poncerz671/
Ponguet671/
Poungie671/
Pangerh671/
Postinghes671/
Phongep671/
Poonged671/
Pomgerd671/
Pannger671/
Patiner670/
Pounser670/
Poinser670/
Poindge670/
Ponsher670/

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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 Potenger
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