Potentier Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Potentier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potentier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4871:136,39220,889
Canada541:682,32655,162
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Potentier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potentier is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potentier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 565,092nd most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. Potentier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Potentier live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 136,392. In France it is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent live, Île-de-France, where 10 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent live. Besides France Potentier exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Potentier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potentier has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potentier Last Name Statistics demography

Potentier earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.81% less than the national average, earning $43,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petentier891/
Pontier882,794/
Ponthier82749/
Pointier82399/
Pontiere8263/
Phontier821/
Pontiert821/
Patenter821/
Pontie8057/
Ponthiere7844/
Pointiere7818/
Pointhier781/
Ponthieer781/
Pantier75314/
Ponties7577/
Ponthie7531/
Pomtier7522/
Pontjie758/
Pointie751/
Pountie751/
Phontie751/
Pointhiere7413/
Panthier71214/
Pantiere719/
Pontiets716/
Pontière711/
Pointije711/
Pointtie711/
Pantie6775/
Pontje6716/
Ponthière6712/
Pontié677/
Pointière671/
Pantierre671/

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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 Potentier
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