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

The surname Potsdam is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potsdam? popularity and diffusion

Potsdam is the 3,485,539th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Potsdam live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Potsdam is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 67 percent live, Florida, where 28 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Potsdam is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Potsdam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potsdam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Potsdam surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potsdam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potsdam surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • 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