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

The surname Potenger occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Potenger.

How Common Is The Last Name Potenger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potenger is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Potenger are found; 80 percent are found in Australasia and 80 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

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

Potenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potenger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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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