Pottenger Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Pottenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8231:440,41237,866
Australia1941:139,15314,991
England161:3,482,379114,324
Wales121:257,87814,969
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Pottenger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pottenger is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pottenger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottenger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 346,661st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,907,626 people. Pottenger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Pottenger live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Pottenger is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 823 people, or 1 in 440,412. In The United States Pottenger is most numerous in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Indiana, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States Pottenger is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Pottenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pottenger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pottenger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pottenger are 23.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pottenger earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $49,659 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potteinger951/
Potenger9410/
Pottnger943/
Pottener940/
Pottinger896,052/
Pettenger89420/
Pattenger895/
Pottenier891/
Potnger881/
Potenge881/
Poettinger8496/
Pottengi825/
Potinger824/
Pattener824/
Petenger822/
Poitnger821/
Pottinge821/
Pettnger821/
Pattenge820/
Ponger80162/
Pettinger782,985/
Pöttinger78754/
Puttinger78375/
Pojtinger78175/
Pattenier78131/
Poitinger78119/
Posteiner78100/
Poytinger7848/
Postinger7842/
Pattinger7837/
Potenzier783/
Potensier783/
Postenier781/
Pottineer781/
Postenear780/
Poisenger780/
Patenge75189/
Ponenge7574/
Potengy7552/
Potenga7552/
Potynge7550/
Potenze7520/
Potense7518/
Potence7516/
Potinge755/
Pongert754/
Phonger753/
Pottngi753/
Ponhger752/
Potengi751/
Patener751/
Ponttge751/
Posenge751/
Pongher750/
Postingher74320/
Postinguer749/
Potenziere742/
Poszteiner741/
Ponge712,216/
Patenere71133/
Petinger7175/
Pottinga7157/
Posinger7119/
Pothinge7113/
Potinier7112/
Potenguy7110/
Pottingi719/
Pottemgi714/
Pasenger713/
Pottenza713/
Poutenga712/
Poninger712/
Phongerd712/
Poongerd712/
Poindger711/
Potience711/
Potimger711/
Potuence711/
Pathenge711/
Pattinge711/
Potyoner711/
Patenier711/
Pötinger711/
Putinger711/
Postinge711/
Phongert711/
Patinger710/
Pattence710/
Passenger67740/
Panger67492/
Possinger67362/
Ponzer67315/
Poisinger67201/
Pasteiner67165/
Pongge67142/
Pattingre6793/
Potiniere6779/
Pánger6773/
Pustinger6765/
Poncer6764/
Patnge6755/
Phonge6749/
Ponser6726/
Pongie6721/
Pattinier6714/
Pojtingerová679/
Pongea679/
Poinegger677/
Ponget676/
Phathenge675/
Ponghe675/
Poinge672/
Pattience672/
Potthingi671/
Poutienga671/
Phothinge671/
Potinghie671/
Pongre671/
Ponnge671/
Pottenzza671/
Phostiner671/
Potenchei671/
Phonkgerd671/
Poitynher671/
Pongee670/
Pedtinger670/
Pohsinger670/
Pattenghi670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pottenger
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