Potgeiter Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Potgeiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potgeiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Potgeiter Last Name Facts

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

Potgeiter occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Potgeiter.

How Common Is The Last Name Potgeiter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potgeiter is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 36 percent of Potgeiter reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Potgeiter is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Potgeiter
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