Potzger Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Potzger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potzger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Potzger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potzger is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Potzger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Potzger are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Potzger is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 97 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany Potzger exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Potzger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potzger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potzger Last Name Statistics demography

Potzger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $43,214 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potger9270/
Potzer9266/
Potzge921/
Potzinger88356/
Putzger86150/
Pfotzer8695/
Pottger8632/
Petzger861/
Potgere861/
Poitzer860/
Potsger860/
Potze83575/
Pozer83209/
Potge833/
Patzer776,001/
Pozzer772,709/
Poyzer77357/
Potjer77222/
Pozser7733/
Poizer7727/
Pozher7710/
Pazger777/
Potser776/
Potzee774/
Pozier774/
Pouzer774/
Podzer772/
Pátzer771/
Pojzer771/
Pozeur771/
Poutge771/
Pootze770/
Poozer770/
Potzet770/
Pötzinger75194/
Putzinger7597/
Patzinger7537/
Potschger754/
Potzscher754/
Potsinger750/
Poze73181/
Pazgier7164/
Potcher7129/
Patzert7116/
Podzher717/
Patzier715/
Patzschger712/
Patgerd711/
Pouthze711/
Postges711/
Paztzer711/
Pathzer711/
Patgere711/
Postser711/
Potse67770/
Potje67308/
Pazer67296/
Patze67251/
Pózer6790/
Pozze6781/
Poize6767/
Potzi6737/
Potscher6734/
Podze6725/
Pfoze6721/
Pocer6715/
Potzy6715/
Pozey6712/
Pottcher6711/
Patge677/
Pozei674/
Pozea674/
Pouze674/
Potza673/
Počer672/
Pazge672/
Pozee671/
Pottsier670/
Pottsher670/
Poutcher670/

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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
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  • 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 Potzger
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