Pottek Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pottek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pottek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottek has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pottek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pottek is the 2,121,169th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Pottek reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hamburg, where 29 percent live, Hesse, where 27 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Pottek Last Name Statistics demography

Pottek earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 206.38% more than the national average, earning R 728,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potteck9235/
Phottek921/
Potek91157/
Poštek83176/
Pettek8355/
Photek8352/
Potiek8351/
Pattek8343/
Poetek8333/
Poteck8316/
Pojtek8312/
Potekh8311/
Poteke833/
Poteek833/
Pottik832/
Pottick7725/
Posthek7714/
Patteke774/
Petteck773/
Potecke771/
Pohteck771/
Pettekk771/
Petek7312,050/
Patek732,730/
Pátek731,202/
Putek73893/
Potec73542/
Potik73127/
Potyk7398/
Potex7311/
Pötek731/
Phattekh716/
Puttekås715/
Poushtek711/
Potekova711/
Pothik672,987/
Postec67918/
Phutek67281/
Potijk67165/
Potyok67105/
Pathek6784/
Pattik6781/
Peteck6766/
Pustek6758/
Pateuk6721/
Pateck6720/
Pettik6716/
Pudtek6713/
Potick6712/
Postyk6711/
Puštek6711/
Pateke678/
Potect678/
Potekhova677/
Pastek676/
Pettík676/
Phatek674/
Pojteková674/
Potike674/
Pettyk674/
Paštek674/
Puteke673/
Patteg673/
Patekh672/
Pateek672/
Poetik672/
Potiok672/
Putteakkt671/
Petehk671/
Podtekova671/
Puttik671/
Poštěk671/
Patiek671/
Puteak671/
Pateak671/
Poteac671/
Pattyk671/
Pottig671/
Poteykova671/
Poteec671/
Poteax671/
Petteg670/
Pattec670/

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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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  • 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 Pottek
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