Pottger Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pottger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

The alternate forms: Pöttger (54) are calculated separately.

Pottger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pottger is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pöttger. For other possible spellings of Pottger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Pottger reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 54 percent reside, New York, where 31 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Pottger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pottger surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Pottger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöttger9554/
Poettger932/
Potter92176,050/
Potger9270/
Pottier8617,998/
Potzger8646/
Poitter868/
Potterr865/
Puotter862/
Potterd862/
Pottetr862/
Pottere862/
Potgere861/
Pottert861/
Pottyer861/
Püttger861/
Potgier861/
Poutter860/
Potteer860/
Potsger860/
Pottear860/
Photter860/
Poter831,165/
Poger83245/
Potge833/
Potthier8036/
Pottcher8011/
Poittier804/
Pouttier804/
Posttier801/
D'Potter801/
Poitther801/
Phottier800/
Pottsier800/
Potggier800/
Potier7717,994/
Poster772,382/
Podger77766/
Patter77487/
Potere77458/
Poiger77385/
Pooter77323/
Poiter77249/
Pogere77248/
Potjer77222/
Potzer7766/
Potear7762/
Pother7746/
Pütger7734/
Pouger7727/
Poterr7714/
Potert7710/
Pouter777/
Potser776/
Poteer775/
Pogger775/
Poyter774/
Poteur774/
Petger773/
Pogert772/
Poteir771/
Pottir771/
Pottre771/
Puoger771/
Potyer771/
Pótter771/
Põtter771/
Potzge771/
Poutge771/
Pohter771/
Podter771/
Poyger770/
Putger770/
Potschger754/
Potterova751/
Potterová751/
Pothier717,570/
Poitier711,803/
Poutier71695/
Pattier71543/
Postert71490/
Postier71386/
Poggere71351/
Pfoster71133/
Pochter71100/
Pfotzer7195/
Poister7175/
Potcher7129/
Poterre7118/
Phoster7116/
Posster7114/
Patgher7111/
Pogerth7111/
Pougere7110/
Pautter7110/
Pouster719/
Posther717/
Poigere717/
Poshter713/
Potheir712/
Poyster712/
Potiher712/
Posterz711/
Patgere711/
Pattgir711/
Pouther711/
Phatter711/
Potiere711/
Pothyer711/
Phother711/
Poitere711/
Poddter711/
Postges711/
Poutere711/
Phetger711/
Pogerre711/
Patgerd711/
Poodger710/
Poother710/
Pastter710/
Pattere710/
Pohster710/
Patterd710/
Pooster710/
Pottsey710/
Poitzer710/
Pater6714,227/
Poser674,730/
Pojer671,308/
Potre671,307/
Pager67878/
Pouthier67819/
Potse67770/
Potze67575/
Potje67308/
Páger67296/
Pozer67209/
Páter67167/
Posteher6785/
Potga6763/
Pogir6744/
Poushter6726/
Poustier6724/
Podge6720/
Pocer6715/
Poithier6713/
Patge677/
Poterova676/
Potir673/
Pattheur673/
Pãter672/
Potgietr672/
Pothiere671/
Podgertt671/
Podinger671/
Pattcher671/
Pattiere671/
Potchier671/
Poutiere671/
Puotiere671/
Potijitr671/
Potyr670/
Poutcher670/

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