Potenz Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Potenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Potenz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potenz occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Potenz.

How Common Is The Last Name Potenz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Potenz reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Potenz is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 68 percent reside, Hesse, where 23 percent reside and Berlin, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany Potenz is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Potenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potenz surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Potenz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potenze9220/
Potencz9216/
Potens8334/
Petenz831/
Putenz830/
Ponz801,271/
Potiens7763/
Potense7718/
Potence7716/
Postens777/
Pottinz771/
Pottens771/
Poutens770/
Ponze73374/
Potencová6747/
Putens6746/
Pontje6716/
Potinc675/
Potins673/
Patens672/
Potînc671/
Potencova671/
Phonze671/
Petens671/
Petntz671/
Poinze670/

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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 Potenz
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