Pothier Surname
Approximately 7,570 people bear this surname
Pothier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,186 | 1:20,848 | 2,416 |
| Canada | 2,598 | 1:14,182 | 2,086 |
| United States | 1,539 | 1:235,516 | 22,602 |
| French Polynesia | 135 | 1:2,080 | 412 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Pothier Demographics
Average Male Pothier Height
177.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Pothier Reference & Research
Potter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Potter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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