Pothoff Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pothoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pothoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Netherlands1371:123,26419,295
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Pothoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pothoff occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 806,178th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Pothoff are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States Pothoff is most common in: Michigan, where 41 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Iowa, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 39 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Pothoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pothoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pothoff surname expanded 422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pothoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pothoff surname are 42.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pothoff earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.64% more than the national average, earning $55,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potthoff938,305/
Posthoff9351/
Podthoff931/
Pothof92684/
Potoff9256/
Puthoff86919/
Potthof86222/
Pothoof8623/
Pottoff8622/
Postoff8615/
Posthof864/
Pathoff861/
Pothaff860/
Potof8310/
Putthoff80360/
Pütthoff8040/
Patthoff8038/
Potthosf803/
Potthoft801/
Potthotf801/
Petthoff801/
Pottovff800/
Patoff7758/
Petoff7750/
Putoff7731/
Puthof773/
Pottof770/
Puttoff7120/
Pasthof715/
Pastoff715/
Putthof711/
Puthoft711/
Puthaff711/
Pautoff711/
Poutouf711/
Putooff710/
Pottaff710/
Potov67129/
Patof676/
Pachthof671/
Potthaft671/
Petof671/
Pasthaff670/

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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 Pothoff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis