Potze Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Potze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5381:31,3895,201
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Potze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potze has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potze is the 554,308th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. Potze is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Potze are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 31,389. In The Netherlands Potze is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 52 percent reside, Drenthe, where 22 percent reside and Overijssel, where 7 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Potze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Potze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Potze surname expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potze surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Potze earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.29% more than the national average, earning R 335,760 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potzer9166/
Potzee914/
Potzge911/
Pootze910/
Potzet910/
Potz891,084/
Poze89181/
Pfotzer8395/
Potzger8346/
Pouthze831/
Poitzer830/
Putze801,073/
Potse80770/
Potje80308/
Patze80251/
Poitz80220/
Poeze80152/
Pootz80141/
Pozze8081/
Poize8067/
Petze8065/
Potrz8051/
Pocze8051/
Potzi8037/
Poutz8032/
Pohtz8031/
Podze8025/
Pfoze8021/
Pozie8015/
Potzy8015/
Pozey8012/
Pottz808/
Pozei804/
Pozea804/
Pouze804/
Puotz803/
Potza803/
Potge803/
Potce801/
Pozee801/
Pütze801/
Pätze801/
Pozhe801/
Postz800/
Poz752,206/
Patzer736,001/
Putzer731,809/
Petzey731,527/
Pfoutz73365/
Pfütze73361/
Potjer73222/
Potjes73195/
Pozzie73119/
Potger7370/
Pfutze7361/
Podzey7352/
Petzeu7345/
Potche7336/
Pozzey7325/
Pozzhe7324/
Potsey7324/
Pfozeh7323/
Poytes7315/
Putzes7313/
Pautze7312/
Postzi7311/
Poites7310/
Poecze739/
Pätzer737/
Potser736/
Putzey734/
Potsei734/
Phoutz732/
Patzey732/
Petzei732/
Podzer732/
Pootje732/
Pocześ732/
Paetze732/
Photse732/
Poozey731/
Patzet731/
Pátzer731/
Putzge731/
Patzed731/
Patzie731/
Poetzi731/
Pötzer731/
Pozzea731/
Poutge731/
Potsep731/
Potsie731/
Petzhe731/
Pfottz730/
Poustz730/
Patz674,223/
Pots671,492/
Putzeys671,483/
Poce67994/
Pozi67661/
Peze67544/
Paze67509/
Pöze67163/
Putzger67150/
Pootjes67137/
Photset67102/
Puze6748/
Potzsch6748/
Potsepp6739/
Podzeha6738/
Putzeis6732/
Pottger6732/
Potcher6729/
Poiz6726/
Pooz6722/
Pocz6718/
Podzeit6718/
Pozy6717/
Pozz6716/
Pótz6711/
Poutche6711/
Pouz678/
Podzher677/
Phoz674/
Pozh673/
Photshe673/
Patzeit672/
Hpoz672/
Postser671/
Pathzer671/
Paztzer671/
Pautzje671/
Podz671/
Pohz671/
Pèze671/
Postges671/
Pouthje671/
Potx671/
Pootsee671/
Potsche670/
Phutzer670/
Poetsey670/
Pottsey670/
Peutzie670/
Potsger670/

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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 Potze
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