Potsdam Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Potsdam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potsdam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Potsdam Last Name Facts

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

Potsdam occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potsdam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Potsdam is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Potsdam reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Potsdam is most common in: California, where 67 percent are found, Florida, where 28 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Potsdam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Potsdam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Potsdam last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potsdam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potsdam surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Potsdam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postdam8638/
Potzdam860/
Posdan7732/
Pasdam771/
Pasdham719/
Pozdan6262/
Posdon6222/
Pasdan624/
Phatshdane591/
Poczdan571/
Pachdam571/
Pasdand571/

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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 Potsdam
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