Pothier Surname

65,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Pothier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pothier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,1861:20,8482,416
Canada2,5981:14,1822,086
United States1,5391:235,51622,602
French Polynesia1351:2,080412
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belgium121:958,05473,966
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Pothier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pothier is found most in France. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pothier.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothier? popularity and diffusion

Pothier is the 65,927th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 962,688 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Pothier are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 3,186 people, or 1 in 20,848. In France Pothier is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 28 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 11 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Not including France it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Pothier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pothier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pothier last name expanded 4,159 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pothier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pothier last name are 15.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pothier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.05% more than the national average, earning R 415,992 per year; in United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.49% less than the national average, earning $42,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouthier93819/
Potthier9336/
Poithier9313/
Pothiere931/
Potier9217,994/
Pother9246/
Pothir921/
Pottier8617,998/
Poitier861,803/
Poutier86695/
Postier86386/
Pathier86132/
Puthier8665/
Poether8612/
Posther867/
Potheir862/
Potiher862/
Pouther861/
Potiere861/
Pothyer861/
Phother861/
Poethir861/
Potgier861/
Pothiez861/
Poetier861/
Poother860/
Pethier860/
Pothire860/
Poter831,165/
Potie83696/
Potir833/
Pauthier80709/
Posteher8085/
Poustier8024/
Patheier8017/
Poittier804/
Pouttier804/
Posttier801/
Patuhier801/
Pothiére801/
Poutiere801/
Puotiere801/
Poitther801/
Phottier800/
Pouthies800/
Potggier800/
Potter77176,050/
Pather777,571/
Poster772,382/
Pottie771,509/
Pether771,115/
Potiez77641/
Potere77458/
Patier77378/
Pooter77323/
Poiter77249/
Potjer77222/
Poeter7781/
Potger7770/
Potear7762/
Putier7760/
Postir7738/
Postie7736/
Pathie7728/
Potuer7724/
Pöther7724/
Pathir7723/
Petier7723/
Poties7717/
Potire7716/
Poterr7714/
Pothre7710/
Potert7710/
Puthir779/
Pouter777/
Poteer775/
Poyter774/
Puther774/
Poteur774/
Photie773/
Poutie772/
Potehe772/
Poitir772/
Poteir771/
Pottir771/
Potyer771/
Potior771/
Poitie771/
Pothée771/
Potieh771/
Potyie771/
Potjie771/
Pohter771/
Podter771/
Potiet770/
Posthauer75107/
Phothitrh751/
Potthauer750/
Pottiez711,383/
Poustie71695/
Pattier71543/
Pastier71513/
Postert71490/
Poetter71456/
Pettier71169/
Pfoster71133/
Pochter71100/
Pautier7178/
Poister7175/
Potaire7147/
Pothour7134/
Pottger7132/
Pathere7120/
Poterre7118/
Phoster7116/
Posster7114/
Posteur7114/
Phether7112/
Pouster719/
Putiere719/
Poitter718/
Potterr715/
Potiyar715/
Pathair715/
Pustier714/
Poshter713/
Puteher713/
Potties712/
Puotter712/
Potterd712/
Pottetr712/
Pottere712/
Poyster712/
Peetier712/
Peteher712/
Pathieh712/
Posterz711/
Pottert711/
Pathaer711/
Pathire711/
Pottyer711/
Pateher711/
Peuthie711/
Poitere711/
Poityie711/
Poddter711/
Puthear711/
Posties711/
Poutere711/
Pouthje711/
Pouthye711/
Pottiee711/
Pottiet711/
Pottiée711/
Phather711/
Potehea711/
Photiey711/
Phatier711/
Poutter710/
Pasther710/
Pothaur710/
Pohster710/
Potteer710/
Puttier710/
Pooster710/
Pottear710/
Photter710/
Peter671,201,067/
Patir6727,652/
Pater6714,227/
Potre671,307/
Postaire67535/
Potye67350/
Patie67314/
Potje67308/
Pöter67298/
Puter67252/
Pathiyar67223/
Petir67194/
Páter67167/
Potié67116/
Poutoire67100/
Peuthert6781/
Pushthir6740/
Putir6737/
Pathauer6728/
Poushter6726/
Pausther6710/
Pootjies679/
Poterova676/
Potji675/
Phathyer674/
Phothiit674/
Potirova673/
Pattheur673/
Potge673/
Pãter672/
Pothijai672/
Pathirhe671/
Pattiere671/
Pathawer671/
Pastheur671/
Püter671/
Postiére671/
Poteé671/
Potée671/
D'Potter671/
Patheuer671/
Phathere671/
Postyhai671/
Pothijit671/
Potijitr671/
Phouthyr671/
Postouer670/
Posthour670/
Potthour670/
Potyr670/

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Pothier Reference & Research

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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 Pothier
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