Potswald Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Potswald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potswald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Potswald Last Name Facts

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

Potswald is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potswald? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potswald is the 3,100,440th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Potswald occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Potswald reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 13 percent are found, Hawaii, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 10 percent are found.

Potswald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potswald has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potswald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Potswald last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Potswald earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $44,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poszwald8875/
Patswald8813/
Poswal86806/
Poschwald8227/
Poshwal8034/
Poswall8031/
Pooswal802/
Posswal802/
Poswale801/
Pouswal801/
Patzwald75693/
Patswold7517/
Patsvald7512/
Pathswal751/
Pottsval750/
Paswal712,554/
Patzwaldt71226/
Posval71147/
Posbal711/
Poschwale710/
Paswall6772/
Paswaal6739/
Poshval6725/
Passwal6722/
Pacwald678/
Pashwal674/
Poshbal673/
Paswale671/
Padswal671/

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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
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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 Potswald
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