Pottiger Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

Pottiger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Pottiger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pottiger is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pottiger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottiger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pottiger is the 2,843,861st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pottiger reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 65 percent live, Washington, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 19 percent live and Sudan, where 2 percent live.

Pottiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pottiger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pottiger Last Name Statistics demography

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

Pottiger earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.74% less than the national average, earning $29,454 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Pottiger
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