Potgiesser Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Potgiesser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potgiesser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Potgiesser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potgiesser is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Potgiesser click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potgiesser? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Potgiesser reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Potgiesser is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 324,753. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 94 percent live, Drenthe, where 2 percent live and Friesland, where 2 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Potgiesser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potgiesser last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Potgiesser earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.94% more than the national average, earning $53,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottgiesser9555/
Potgieser9548/
Pottgieser907/
Potgeisser901/
Pottgesser900/
Pottgiesher861/
Pottgeisser860/
Pottgießer80117/
Pottgeiser8019/
Pottgaiser800/
Pozzessere70538/
Pozaicer5617/

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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 Potgiesser
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