Poterson Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Poterson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Poterson Demographics
Average Poterson Salary in
United States
$41,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poterson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poterson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poterson is more commonly found in Aruba than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poterson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Poterson are found; 56 percent are found in Caribbean and 56 percent are found in Batavo-Caribbean.
This last name is most commonly held in Aruba, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 11,497. Excluding Aruba it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.
Poterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Poterson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poterson surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poterson Last Name Statistics demography
Poterson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potterson | 94 | 8 | / |
| Potersone | 94 | 2 | / |
| Poeterson | 94 | 2 | / |
| Pottgerson | 89 | 0 | / |
| Paterson | 88 | 78,714 | / |
| Páterson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Puterson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Potersen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Patterson | 82 | 341,414 | / |
| Patherson | 82 | 18 | / |
| Patersson | 82 | 10 | / |
| Paterrson | 82 | 8 | / |
| Pateerson | 82 | 4 | / |
| Patetrson | 82 | 3 | / |
| Patierson | 82 | 2 | / |
| Patersoin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Putterson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pasterson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pattterson | 78 | 25 | / |
| Pattearson | 78 | 17 | / |
| Pattersson | 78 | 11 | / |
| Patteerson | 78 | 7 | / |
| Patterrson | 78 | 4 | / |
| Pattersoon | 78 | 4 | / |
| Paatterson | 78 | 3 | / |
| Pattersone | 78 | 3 | / |
| Pattersonn | 78 | 3 | / |
| Pattierson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Phatterson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pattetrson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bpatterson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Pattejrson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Pattersion | 78 | 0 | / |
| Pattersomn | 78 | 0 | / |
| Patersen | 75 | 27 | / |
| Patersan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Patersom | 75 | 2 | / |
| Paterzon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Putersen | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Patterson | 74 | 2 | / |
| Patersonová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pattersen | 71 | 39 | / |
| Patterzon | 71 | 25 | / |
| Pattersom | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pattirson | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pattersan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pattersonová | 70 | 4 | / |
| Patershank | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pastershank | 63 | 46 | / |
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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 Poterson
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