Potier Surname

29,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Potier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France15,6901:4,233327
United States9581:378,35033,446
Belgium5291:21,7333,382
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
Brazil1831:1,169,80540,589
Canada1181:312,25128,740
England711:784,76142,668
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Australia271:999,84158,390
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Jersey111:4,717830
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Potier (35) may also be a first name.

Potier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potier occurs most in France. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Potier.

How Common Is The Last Name Potier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,740th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 404,999 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Potier are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 15,690 people, or 1 in 4,233. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 14 percent live. Besides France this surname is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Potier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Potier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,808 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potier last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Potier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 33.91% more than the national average, earning $30,399,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottier9217,998/
Pothier927,570/
Poitier921,803/
Poutier92695/
Postier92386/
Potiher922/
Potiere921/
Potgier921/
Poetier921/
Poter911,165/
Potie91696/
Potir913/
Pouthier86819/
Potthier8636/
Poustier8624/
Poithier8613/
Poittier864/
Pouttier864/
Pothiere861/
Posttier861/
Poutiere861/
Puotiere861/
Phottier860/
Potggier860/
Potter83176,050/
Poster832,382/
Pottie831,509/
Potiez83641/
Potere83458/
Patier83378/
Pooter83323/
Poiter83249/
Potjer83222/
Poeter8381/
Potger8370/
Potear8362/
Putier8360/
Pother8346/
Postir8338/
Postie8336/
Potuer8324/
Petier8323/
Poties8317/
Potire8316/
Poterr8314/
Potert8310/
Pouter837/
Poteer835/
Poyter834/
Poteur834/
Photie833/
Poutie832/
Poitir832/
Poteir831/
Pothir831/
Pottir831/
Potyer831/
Potior831/
Poitie831/
Potieh831/
Potyie831/
Potjie831/
Pohter831/
Podter831/
Potiet830/
Pottiez771,383/
Poustie77695/
Pattier77543/
Pastier77513/
Postert77490/
Poetter77456/
Pettier77169/
Pfoster77133/
Pathier77132/
Pochter77100/
Pautier7778/
Poister7775/
Puthier7765/
Potaire7747/
Pottger7732/
Poterre7718/
Phoster7716/
Posster7714/
Posteur7714/
Poether7712/
Pouster779/
Putiere779/
Poitter778/
Posther777/
Potterr775/
Potiyar775/
Pustier774/
Poshter773/
Potheir772/
Potties772/
Puotter772/
Potterd772/
Pottetr772/
Pottere772/
Poyster772/
Peetier772/
Posterz771/
Pottert771/
Pouther771/
Pottyer771/
Pothyer771/
Phother771/
Poitere771/
Poityie771/
Poddter771/
Poethir771/
Posties771/
Poutere771/
Pottiee771/
Pottiet771/
Pottiée771/
Pothiez771/
Photiey771/
Phatier771/
Poutter770/
Poother770/
Pohster770/
Pethier770/
Potteer770/
Pothire770/
Puttier770/
Pooster770/
Pottear770/
Photter770/
Peter731,201,067/
Patir7327,652/
Pater7314,227/
Potre731,307/
Potye73350/
Patie73314/
Potje73308/
Pöter73298/
Puter73252/
Petir73194/
Páter73167/
Potié73116/
Putir7337/
Potji735/
Potge733/
Pãter732/
Püter731/
Poteé731/
Potée731/
Potyr730/
Pauthier71709/
Postaire71535/
Poutoire71100/
Posteher7185/
Poushter7126/
Patheier7117/
Pootjies719/
Poterova716/
Potirova713/
Patuhier711/
Pattiere711/
Postiére711/
Pothiére711/
D'Potter711/
Potijitr711/
Poitther711/
Postouer710/
Pouthies710/
Petter6713,109/
Pather677,571/
Putter675,721/
Paster673,036/
Pötter672,932/
Patere672,105/
Pether671,115/
Pütter671,102/
Poutre67643/
Pattie67628/
Puster67594/
Paties67514/
Patter67487/
Peeter67465/
Patire67456/
Putere67349/
Patoir67320/
Pauter67288/
Pastir67235/
Potjes67195/
Posthauer67107/
Putyer6793/
Pateer6790/
Putire6785/
Peuter6776/
Potiua6771/
Patjie6771/
Pottié6757/
Phater6740/
Pehter6737/
Patiez6733/
Patior6732/
Pastie6729/
Patgir6728/
Pathie6728/
Patioe6728/
Pöther6724/
Pathir6723/
Pattir6721/
Potiha6719/
Peterr6718/
Pataer6716/
Patair6714/
Pütjer6714/
Pautie6712/
Peteer6711/
Pothre6710/
Puthir679/
Peteur679/
Patiyr679/
Péteur679/
Photye679/
Patoer678/
Poitre678/
Pateur675/
Patiej675/
Pheter675/
Pettir674/
Pahter674/
Puther674/
Peterh674/
Poteay673/
Patesr673/
Ppeter673/
Pätter673/
Postji673/
Patear672/
Photre672/
Phatir672/
Potehe672/
Pootre672/
Patiir672/
Paeter672/
Pootje672/
Pūtere672/
Petair672/
Patihe672/
Pfeter672/
Pottre671/
Paterd671/
Paterz671/
Patiee671/
Patiet671/
Pustir671/
Phothitrh671/
Paatie671/
Paatir671/
Potterova671/
Poutieyie671/
Potija671/
Pétter671/
Pazter671/
Pótter671/
Pašter671/
Patiea671/
Patiey671/
Peutie671/
Põtter671/
Puiter671/
Potaur671/
Poteux671/
Pothée671/
Poutge671/
Poutée671/
Potterová671/
Pottiè671/
Postyr671/
Photijitr671/
Pudter671/
Padter671/
Bpeter671/
Petear670/
Pottye670/
Putger670/
Potyea670/
Potthauer670/

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Potier 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 Potier
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