Pottroff Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pottroff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottroff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Pottroff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pottroff is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottroff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pottroff live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kansas, where 47 percent reside, California, where 23 percent reside and Iowa, where 14 percent reside.

Pottroff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pottroff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pottroff last name rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pottroff Last Name Statistics demography

Pottroff earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.48% less than the national average, earning $32,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pottrof932/
Puttroff8894/
Pettroff884/
Potrof861/
Petroff805,860/
Patroff8010/
Pétroff802/
Pettrof802/
Putroff801/
Porof7726/
Pathroff7513/
Pastroff7513/
Petrooff751/
Petrof71904/
Paroff7163/
Potrov7119/
Pargoff6765/
Pettrow6745/
Parroff6727/
Pastrof6721/
Pettrov679/
Potrova678/
Petroof675/
Poitraf672/
Postrov672/
Potrovs671/
Petraff671/
Poitrow671/
Petrovf671/
Puttrow670/
Pothrow670/

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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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  • 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 Pottroff
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