Potjer Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Potjer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potjer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Potjer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potjer is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potjer? popularity and diffusion

Potjer is the 1,101,507th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. Potjer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Potjer live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Potjer is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 100,519. In The Netherlands Potjer is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 38 percent reside, North Holland, where 23 percent reside and Drenthe, where 18 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Potjer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potjer last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Potjer earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $60,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pojer911,308/
Potje91308/
Potier8317,994/
Potjes83195/
Potger8370/
Potzer8366/
Pütjer8314/
Potser836/
Pojjer832/
Pootje832/
Pojere831/
Potyer831/
Pojzer831/
Potjie831/
Pottier7717,998/
Pothier777,570/
Poitier771,803/
Poutier77695/
Postier77386/
Pootjes77137/
Pfotzer7795/
Püttjer7787/
Potzger7746/
Pottger7732/
Potcher7729/
Puttjer7713/
Posther777/
Potiher772/
Poijear771/
Potgere771/
Potiere771/
Pottyer771/
Pothyer771/
Pöttjer771/
Pouthje771/
Potgier771/
Poetier771/
Potsger770/
Poitzer770/
Poser734,730/
Pajer732,050/
Potse73770/
Potie73696/
Potze73575/
Pájer73546/
Potye73350/
Poger73245/
Pozer73209/
Patje73139/
Potja73109/
Pocer7315/
Potji735/
Potge733/
Poteé731/
Potée731/
Pouthier71819/
Potthier7136/
Poustier7124/
Poithier7113/
Pottcher7111/
Pootjies719/
Poittier714/
Pouttier714/
Pothiere711/
Posttier711/
Potchier711/
Poutiere711/
Puotiere711/
Potijitr711/
Phottier710/
Pottsier710/
Potggier710/
Poutcher710/
Patzer676,001/
Poyser673,165/
Pozzer672,709/
Pottie671,509/
Podger67766/
Patser67667/
Potiez67641/
Pooser67587/
Pfoser67538/
Poiger67385/
Patier67378/
Poyzer67357/
Pogere67248/
Posier67148/
Posert67142/
Pajger67114/
Porzer67101/
Putyer6793/
Pajzer6776/
Patjie6771/
Putier6760/
Pattje6746/
Postie6736/
Pozser6733/
Poiser6731/
Poizer6727/
Pouger6727/
Potsey6724/
Petier6723/
Pájger6721/
Poties6717/
Pouser6711/
Pozher6710/
Photye679/
Pozert675/
Pogger675/
Pozier674/
Pouzer674/
Potzee674/
Potschger674/
Pootja674/
Potsei674/
Phajer673/
Poteay673/
Photie673/
Postji673/
Poutie672/
Potehe672/
Podzer672/
Patcer672/
Pajeer672/
Pajjer672/
Pogert672/
Photse672/
Puoger671/
Pozere671/
Padjer671/
Poseur671/
Potija671/
Pátzer671/
Patjes671/
Poitie671/
Pátser671/
Poteux671/
Pothée671/
Pozeur671/
Poycer671/
Potzge671/
Poutge671/
Poutée671/
Potieh671/
Potyie671/
Potsie671/
Patjee671/
Posere671/
Photijitr671/
Patjei671/
Poyger670/
Potiet670/
Pottye670/
Pootze670/
Putger670/
Potyea670/
Poozer670/
Potzet670/
Poucer670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potjer
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