Poteris Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Poteris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poteris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia671:402,92132,505
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Poteris Last Name Facts

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

Poteris is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poteris? popularity and diffusion

Poteris is the 2,312,869th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Poteris live; 99 percent live in Australasia and 99 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 402,921. In Australia Poteris is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 78 percent are found, Queensland, where 12 percent are found and Australian Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Australia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Poteris
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