Pottharst Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pottharst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottharst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pottharst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottharst is found most in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pottharst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottharst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Pottharst live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pottharst is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany Pottharst is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 38 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany Pottharst exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Pottharst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pottharst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pottharst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pottharst last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Pottharst earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.9% more than the national average, earning $60,795 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potharst94118/
Pothaarst891/
Potthorst890/
Pothorst8227/
Poitarst821/
Potars803/
Pottors753/
Postars752/
Pattars752/
Pottorss712/
Patars6711/
Pastars63744/
Peterst6316/
Patarss631/
Pattors630/
Pathorse594/
Pastorst590/
Pastors50472/
Patoors5013/
Petersd504/

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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 Pottharst
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