Where Does The Last Name Potzel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Potzel is found most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms: Pötzel. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potzel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 481,560^th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. The surname Potzel occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Potzel live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 119,800. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 81 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Potzel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Potzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Potzel last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.