Pottz Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pottz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Pottz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Pottz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Pottz reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 67 percent are found and Minnesota, where 33 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Pottz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pottz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pottz surname fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfottz910/
Pott8911,353/
Potz891,084/
Potts8078,366/
Potte80797/
Potze80575/
Poetz80373/
Poitz80220/
Pootz80141/
Potrz8051/
Poutz8032/
Pohtz8031/
Pettz8027/
Postt8018/
Poutt807/
Poott803/
Puotz803/
Phott802/
Pfott801/
Poitt801/
Puttz800/
Postz800/
Pot7516,485/
Poz752,206/
Pfoutz73365/
Poitte73142/
Pfotte7325/
Poëtte735/
Pottss735/
Phoutz732/
Poutte732/
Bpotts732/
Postte732/
Poutts731/
Photte731/
Pootth731/
Phoutt731/
Poustz730/
Pootts730/
Puotte730/
Photts730/
Pootze730/
Post6765,601/
Poot6749,577/
Puot6747,308/
Pote6746,429/
Putz6716,032/
Petz678,622/
Patt676,897/
Poth675,749/
Patz674,223/
Pätz671,719/
Pots671,492/
Pötz671,117/
Phot671,113/
Pout67765/
Poit67450/
Posz67301/
Podt67247/
Potì6781/
Potzsch6748/
Poiz6726/
Poht6725/
Pooz6722/
Pocz6718/
Poët6718/
Pozz6716/
Pótz6711/
Pouz678/
Phoz674/
Pozh673/
Pozx672/
Hpoz672/
Potp671/
Potd671/
Pottová671/
Hpot671/
Poyt671/
Pgot671/
Podz671/
Pohz671/
Potx671/
Pgoz671/
Vpot671/

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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 Pottz
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