Potgieter Surname
Approximately 57,256 people bear this surname
Potgieter Surname Definition:
“One who Casts Pots” in Dutch. See also Kannemeyer.
Potgieter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 46,553 | 1:1,164 | 123 |
| Mozambique | 7,416 | 1:3,676 | 846 |
| Australia | 788 | 1:34,259 | 4,515 |
| England | 535 | 1:104,146 | 10,930 |
| Namibia | 347 | 1:6,944 | 1,358 |
| Netherlands | 339 | 1:49,815 | 8,537 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| New Zealand | 205 | 1:22,089 | 3,870 |
| United States | 197 | 1:1,839,893 | 120,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Ireland | 12 | 1:392,412 | 15,634 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 2 | 1:2,927 | 156 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Potgieter (21) may also be a first name.
Potgieter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“One who Casts Pots” in Dutch. See also Kannemeyer.
Potgieter Demographics
Average Male Potgieter Height
177.46 cm
Average Female Potgieter Height
163.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Potgieter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potgieter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potgieter is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potgieter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,845th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 127,280 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Potgieter are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Potgieter is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.
Potgieter is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 46,553 people, or 1 in 1,164. In South Africa Potgieter is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Potgieter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Potgieter surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.61% being registered with the party.
The amount Potgieter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.12% more than the national average, earning R 428,028 per year; in United States they earn 23.14% more than the national average, earning $53,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $46,606 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hpotgieter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pottgieter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Potgietert | 95 | 1 | / |
| Potgeieter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Potgeter | 94 | 247 | / |
| Potgiter | 94 | 6 | / |
| Potgiete | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pogieter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Potgietet | 89 | 2 | / |
| Poygieter | 89 | 1 | / |
| Potgitier | 89 | 1 | / |
| Potgister | 89 | 1 | / |
| Potgetter | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pogiter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pottgether | 84 | 21 | / |
| Photgitter | 84 | 3 | / |
| Potgieta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pogitere | 82 | 1 | / |
| Patgite | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pageter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Patgiti | 63 | 10 | / |
| Potheti | 63 | 9 | / |
| Padgete | 63 | 2 | / |
| Paseter | 63 | 0 | / |
| Paceter | 63 | 0 | / |
| Padgette | 59 | 329 | / |
| Pasister | 59 | 1 | / |
| Padgitte | 59 | 0 | / |
| Phosyster | 56 | 1 | / |
| Patheti | 50 | 63 | / |
| Podheti | 50 | 1 | / |
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