Poters Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Poters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Pöters (5) are calculated separately.

Poters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poters (Russian: Потерс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pöters. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Poters are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Poters is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 56 percent are found, Illinois, where 33 percent are found and Rhode Island, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States Poters is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Bahrain, where 6 percent are found.

Poters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poters surname declined 47 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poters last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Poters earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.04% more than the national average, earning $63,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöters945/
Potters921,816/
Pooters92372/
Potiers928/
Posters923/
Poiters921/
Potgers921/
Poeters921/
Pothers920/
Poitiers86293/
Poutiers8630/
Poetters8621/
Pottiers8621/
Pothiers866/
Potter's861/
Poetears860/
Potterss860/
Posterss860/
Pottters860/
Peters83492,279/
Paters83274/
Péters83105/
Puters8318/
Potars833/
Pouthiers808/
Poytherss801/
Peeters7762,837/
Petters772,989/
Putters77838/
Pethers77538/
Pötters77245/
Patters77161/
Pasters7789/
Pétersz7774/
Petersh7744/
Pütters7742/
Peuters7736/
Petersz7718/
Peteers7715/
Pathers7713/
Peterss7712/
Pusters7712/
Peter's7711/
Petiers779/
Pottors773/
Puterse772/
Peterrs771/
Paterse771/
Peteirs771/
Pïeters771/
Pheters771/
Puthers770/
Puiters770/
Pautiers7121/
Petersch7117/
Pheeters718/
Peetters716/
Pottorss712/
Peeteers711/
Petter's711/
Pettiers711/
Puthiers711/
Pettersch6774/
Petirs6716/
Patars6711/
Petors677/
Petars675/
Peterß673/
Patersova671/
Patirs671/
Pattersch671/
D'Peeters671/
Putirs670/

Poters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poters in the Russian language
Потерсpoters-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poters
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