Potstra Surname

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

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Potstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Canada141:2,631,828153,264

Potstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potstra is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potstra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Potstra are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Potstra is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Friesland, where 72 percent live, Groningen, where 22 percent live and Drenthe, where 6 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Potstra is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 44 percent live.

Potstra Last Name Statistics demography

Potstra earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postra926/
Petstra8671/
Postrat860/
Postrach80573/
Postrash80117/
Poistras802/
Pastra77426/
Podstrach752/
Pastras71613/
Postros7140/
Pastraa716/
Pasthra713/
Pastrat712/
Pastrau711/
Pastrea711/
Poistro711/
Postrro711/
Pásztrai6730/
Postroth671/
Postrosh671/
Pasztrai671/
Postreich6335/
Pastro621,858/
Pastros5718/
Pastrey573/
Pastreis5333/
Pastrosz531/
Pastreich5047/

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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 Potstra
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