Poter Surname
Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname
Poter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 200 | 1:1,070,372 | 37,537 |
| Poland | 185 | 1:205,453 | 27,329 |
| Russia | 154 | 1:935,864 | 73,614 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| India | 147 | 1:5,218,132 | 128,839 |
| Ukraine | 60 | 1:758,712 | 77,596 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 696 | 1:72,153 | 7,745 |
The alternate forms: Pöter (298) are calculated separately.
Poter (106) may also be a first name.
Poter Demographics
Poter Political Affiliation
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Poter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poter (Marathi: पोतेर, Russian: Потер) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may appear as a variant: Pöter. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 320,709th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,255,404 people. Poter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Poter live; 35 percent live in Eastern Europe and 19 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 915,176th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 106 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 1,070,372. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 51 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 19 percent live and Paraná, where 10 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.
Poter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Poter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poter surname declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Poter are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Poter earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $21,839,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.48% less than the national average, earning $36,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $56,953 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poter in the Marathi language | ||
| पोतेर | potera | - |
| Poter in the Russian language | ||
| Потер | poter | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poter
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