Potthoff Surname

60,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Potthoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potthoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5581:12,2761,584
United States1,4851:244,08023,263
Chile691:255,3117,659
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Austria161:532,21549,801
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Potthoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potthoff is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potthoff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,637th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 877,489 people. The last name Potthoff occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Potthoff are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Potthoff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 6,558 people, or 1 in 12,276. In Germany Potthoff is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Besides Germany Potthoff occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Potthoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potthoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Potthoff last name rose 1,515 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Potthoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potthoff are 22.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.08% registered with the political party.

Potthoff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $51,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothoff93347/
Potthof93222/
Pottoff9322/
Putthoff88360/
Posthoff8851/
Pütthoff8840/
Patthoff8838/
Potthosf883/
Potthotf881/
Potthoft881/
Podthoff881/
Petthoff881/
Pottovff880/
Pothof86684/
Potoff8656/
Pottof860/
Puthoff80919/
Pothoof8023/
Puttoff8020/
Postoff8015/
Posthof804/
Pathoff801/
Putthof801/
Pottaff800/
Pothaff800/
Potof7710/
Potthaft751/
Pottow71164/
Patoff7158/
Petoff7150/
Putoff7131/
Puthof713/
Pastoff675/
Pasthof675/
Poutouf671/
Puthoft671/
Puthaff671/
Pautoff671/
Putooff670/
Poettow670/
Pottoph670/

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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 Potthoff
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