Potz Surname

339,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Potz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4831:166,67819,716
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Austria1591:53,5568,440
Poland561:678,72858,421
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Pötz (1,117) & Pótz (11) are calculated separately.

Potz (10) may also be a first name.

Potz Last Name Facts

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

Potz is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pötz or Pótz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 339,249th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. The surname Potz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Potz reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Potz is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Potz is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 166,678. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 15 percent reside.

Potz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potz are 23.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Potz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $40,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $49,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pötz921,117/
Pótz9211/
Potze89575/
Poetz89373/
Poitz89220/
Pootz89141/
Potrz8951/
Poutz8932/
Pohtz8931/
Pottz898/
Puotz893/
Postz890/
Poz862,206/
Pfoutz80365/
Phoutz802/
Poustz800/
Pootze800/
Pfottz800/
Petz758,622/
Patz754,223/
Pätz751,719/
Pots751,492/
Poiz7526/
Pooz7522/
Pocz7518/
Pozz7516/
Pouz758/
Phoz754/
Pozh753/
Hpoz752/
Potx751/
Pohz751/
Podz751/
Potzsch7348/
Potts6778,366/
Peetz675,163/
Paetz672,357/
Poots671,042/
Potse67770/
Poetzsch67668/
Poths67341/
Paatz67302/
Patze67251/
Peutz67141/
Pouts6782/
Poitzsch6777/
Pocze6751/
Potch6737/
Pettz6727/
Pohts6722/
Poits6715/
Pähtz679/
Patrz674/
Posts673/
Pouzh672/
Pastz671/
Poudz671/
Poutx671/
Poohz671/
Peztz671/
Potsh671/
Pouzz671/
Petcz671/
Potce671/
Phatz670/
Patzh670/

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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 Potz
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