Potterat Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Potterat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potterat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1291:63,6667,829
United States301:12,081,964463,456
France141:4,744,480251,814
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Potterat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potterat is found most in Switzerland. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Potterat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potterat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Potterat is the 1,263,456th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Potterat live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 63,666. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Vaud, where 70 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 13 percent live and Canton of Fribourg, where 5 percent live. Aside from Switzerland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Potterat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potterat last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Potterat earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poterat939/
Pottera932/
Potherat88315/
Potteray8816/
Poiterat881/
Pottarat881/
Potera861,866/
Pottarath821/
Poottarat821/
Poterai80387/
Poteras80323/
Poteraj80231/
Poteraş80124/
Potirat8091/
Peterat8082/
Pothera8068/
Postera8051/
Pattera8038/
Poteraș8032/
Pottero8013/
Poterah801/
Poteira801/
Poterau801/
Poteray801/
Pottira800/
Potereau75418/
Pothirat7590/
Photirat7575/
Pattarat7527/
Pattiera7521/
Patteras758/
Patteera756/
Peterait755/
Puttirat754/
Poetirat752/
Poiteras751/
Potheraj751/
Posteira751/
Posteras751/
Poterash751/
Potereas751/
Pothérat751/
Potirath751/
Patterra751/
Pattirat751/
Potheray750/
Phouttarath742/
Phothirat714,180/
Patera713,053/
Potyra71715/
Phatteera7160/
Potero7155/
Pattarath7132/
Photharat7115/
Pattharat7112/
Potira7110/
Phothitra718/
Phootirat718/
Photirath717/
Pattaratt714/
Poteră714/
Potěra712/
Phattarat712/
Pothirath712/
Poutheara711/
Pothiratt711/
Phuttirat711/
Pootairat711/
Poothirat711/
Pohstirat711/
Paattarat711/
Phouttharath7024/
Phoutthirath701/
Pastera672,612/
Pateras671,297/
Paterra67505/
Paterau67296/
Potyraj67250/
Phothirath67199/
Photthaira67185/
Pateira67150/
Patarat67108/
Postero6781/
Pattero6774/
Putirat6761/
Phutthirat6752/
Pathera6723/
Potyrai6720/
Patiera6716/
Pattira6714/
Potarad679/
Phattharat677/
Potiora676/
Pateray676/
Phothitrap675/
Potisra675/
Phothyrath674/
Potiraj674/
Pothero673/
Postira673/
Poteros672/
Potirad672/
Pothiratch671/
Patehra671/
Paterea671/
Paterot671/
Paatera671/
Páttero671/
Paterad671/
Patirat671/
Phoutharat671/
Petarat671/
Posterà671/
Potiras671/
Poteiro671/
Pothira671/
Pothiracht671/
Photira671/
Phootharat671/
Phattheera671/
Phaattarat671/

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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 Potterat
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