Potgeter Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Potgeter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potgeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Potgeter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potgeter occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Potgeter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potgeter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,022,958th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Potgeter live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Potgeter is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States Potgeter is mostly found in: Michigan, where 92 percent reside, Florida, where 3 percent reside and California, where 2 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Potgeter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potgeter last name are 47.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 94% being registered with the party.

Potgeter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,188 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Potgeter
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