Potz Surname
Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname
Potz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 483 | 1:166,678 | 19,716 |
| United States | 262 | 1:1,383,431 | 95,756 |
| Austria | 159 | 1:53,556 | 8,440 |
| Poland | 56 | 1:678,728 | 58,421 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Pötz (1,117) & Pótz (11) are calculated separately.
Potz (10) may also be a first name.
Potz Demographics
Average Potz Salary in
United States
$40,357 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Potz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pötz or Pótz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Potz? popularity and diffusion
Potz is the 339,249th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. The last name Potz occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Potz reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 166,678. In Germany Potz is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 15 percent are found.
Potz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Potz surname are 23.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.42% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pötz | 92 | 1,117 | / |
| Pótz | 92 | 11 | / |
| Potze | 89 | 575 | / |
| Poetz | 89 | 373 | / |
| Poitz | 89 | 220 | / |
| Pootz | 89 | 141 | / |
| Potrz | 89 | 51 | / |
| Poutz | 89 | 32 | / |
| Pohtz | 89 | 31 | / |
| Pottz | 89 | 8 | / |
| Puotz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Postz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Poz | 86 | 2,206 | / |
| Pfoutz | 80 | 365 | / |
| Phoutz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Poustz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pootze | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pfottz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Petz | 75 | 8,622 | / |
| Patz | 75 | 4,223 | / |
| Pätz | 75 | 1,719 | / |
| Pots | 75 | 1,492 | / |
| Poiz | 75 | 26 | / |
| Pooz | 75 | 22 | / |
| Pocz | 75 | 18 | / |
| Pozz | 75 | 16 | / |
| Pouz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Phoz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pozh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hpoz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Potx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pohz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Podz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potzsch | 73 | 48 | / |
| Potts | 67 | 78,366 | / |
| Peetz | 67 | 5,163 | / |
| Paetz | 67 | 2,357 | / |
| Poots | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Potse | 67 | 770 | / |
| Poetzsch | 67 | 668 | / |
| Poths | 67 | 341 | / |
| Paatz | 67 | 302 | / |
| Patze | 67 | 251 | / |
| Peutz | 67 | 141 | / |
| Pouts | 67 | 82 | / |
| Poitzsch | 67 | 77 | / |
| Pocze | 67 | 51 | / |
| Potch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pettz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pohts | 67 | 22 | / |
| Poits | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pähtz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Patrz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Posts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pouzh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pastz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poudz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poutx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poohz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peztz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petcz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phatz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Patzh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Potz
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