Pottel Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pottel Surname Definition:

The French Potel, a diminutive of Philpot (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us] Richard Potel.—Hundred Rolls

Pottel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany921:875,05962,702
Belgium421:273,73032,801
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Pottel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Potel, a diminutive of Philpot (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us] Richard Potel.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pottel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pottel.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,267,784th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Pottel live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 875,059. In Germany Pottel is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent reside. Beside Germany Pottel occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Pottel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pottel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pottel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.43% less than the national average, earning $38,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottell924/
Potel914,174/
Posttell861/
Poottell860/
Postel835,404/
Pattel831,555/
Poitel83116/
Puttel8369/
Pothel8366/
Pettel8335/
Potell8335/
Poetel8332/
Pottil832/
Pootel832/
Poteel830/
Potelt830/
Pottll830/
Potl806/
Postell773,427/
Pethtel77736/
Postelt77217/
Pettell7722/
Patteel7714/
Pattell7711/
Patthel772/
Pootell771/
Pathtel771/
Puttell771/
Hpattel771/
Pettoel771/
Poetael771/
Poutelt770/
Pothell770/
Petteel770/
Pouhtel770/
Posteel770/
Patel734,847,640/
Putel7352,434/
Petel733,580/
Postl732,105/
Posel73358/
Potil7341/
Pétel7326/
Pätel7322/
Pattl7312/
Pocel738/
Pôtel734/
Pettl733/
Poitl732/
Potll731/
Puttl731/
Potelova7148/
Posstell711/
Pottigli711/
Poustell711/
Patthell710/
Pol6747,849/
Pastel671,219/
Pethel67632/
Possel67541/
Poisel67538/
Patell67528/
Pateel67362/
Petell67357/
Patuel67336/
Poucel67303/
Pattil67264/
Pathel67253/
Postyl67239/
Postil67208/
Petuel67154/
Pochel67122/
Posell67115/
Poselt6793/
Paetel6774/
Patael6763/
Petiel6758/
Puitel6758/
Pustel6742/
Posztl6741/
Paatel6737/
Poysel6725/
Pautel6725/
Pattyl6725/
Ppatel6722/
Patiel6721/
Poßelt6720/
Pettil6718/
Potlet6718/
Bpatel6717/
Phatel6717/
Poßehl6712/
Péthel6711/
Pateul6710/
Hpatel6710/
Poseld6710/
Phutel678/
Vpatel677/
Pehtel675/
Posiel674/
Patelp673/
Pousel673/
Putell672/
Pateld672/
Patelt672/
Päthel672/
Patelh672/
Pocell671/
Pate'l671/
Patesl671/
Putiel671/
Puthel671/
Pfostl671/
Phetel671/
Postäl671/
Poutil671/
Puttil671/
Putehl671/
Poseel671/

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