Potsch Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Potsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4421:182,13921,263
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Austria411:207,69425,759
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Pötsch (1,713) are calculated separately.

Potsch Last Name Facts

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

Potsch is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Pötsch. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potsch is the 525,029th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Potsch are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 182,139. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 46 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Potsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Potsch surname increased 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potsch last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Potsch earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pötsch941,713/
Poetsch92983/
Potzsch9248/
Poitsch9214/
Poutsch922/
Potsche920/
Potch9137/
Potsh911/
Poetzsch86668/
Poitzsch8677/
Pfoetsch862/
Pfoutsch861/
Petsch834,209/
Patsch831,342/
Pätsch83601/
Poutch8375/
Potche8336/
Pétsch8318/
Pootch830/
Poch805,882/
Pots801,492/
Potschová8028/
Potschova801/
Pötzsch774,210/
Paetsch771,595/
Patzsch77408/
Petzsch77315/
Paatsch77244/
Pfetsch77198/
Peetsch7740/
Pfötsch7729/
Peutsch7724/
Poutche7711/
Photshe773/
Petssch771/
Potts7378,366/
Puoch7312,595/
Patch737,871/
Poche735,988/
Pooch731,398/
Pouch731,128/
Poots731,042/
Potse73770/
Poths73341/
Pouts7382/
Pfoch7330/
Pohts7322/
Poits7315/
Petsh7312/
Phoch735/
Posci734/
Poich733/
Posts733/
Patsh732/
Pochì732/
Podch731/
Potce731/
Pfautsch71612/
Paatzsch71106/
Poc673,463/
Patche67284/
Pfouts67281/
Poiche67278/
Pouche67152/
Patschová6774/
Poodts6746/
Poists6717/
Poytes6715/
Pötschová6711/
Poites6710/
Patschova677/
Pautch676/
Phatch675/
Pottss675/
Bpoche674/
Photse672/
Pousci672/
Bpotts672/
Patzsh671/
Phouch671/
Pochhe671/
Poutts671/
Pfoche671/
D'Paetsch671/
Patshe671/
Pastch671/
Poszcz671/
Pootts670/
Photts670/
Phouts670/
Paatch670/

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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
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  • 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 Potsch
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