Potzl Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Potzl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potzl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pötzl (1,567) are calculated separately.

Potzl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potzl occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Pötzl. For other possible spellings of Potzl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potzl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potzl is the 5,812,366th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Potzl occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Potzl reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Potzl is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Potzl is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 71 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 14 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pötzl931,567/
Potzel91692/
Poetzl91180/
Pozl891/
Poetzel83139/
Potzelt834/
Petzl80480/
Patzl80307/
Pozel8074/
Putzl8060/
Pozil8050/
Poizl8019/
Pojzl8012/
Pützl8012/
Potzeldt772/
Petzel731,516/
Pätzel73526/
Patzel73439/
Putzel73403/
Pozehl7361/
Pötzel7360/
Podzel7349/
Pozell7315/
Potsel738/
Pozzel736/
Petzil736/
Poizel735/
Poozil734/
Podzil731/
Patzll730/
Potzelová711/
Patzelt675,129/
Paetzel67699/
Pezl6785/
Petzäll6744/
Pazl6742/
Pätzelt6728/
Putzell6721/
Pözl6720/
Petzell6714/
Putzehl6713/
Pohzehl6713/
Patzell679/
Postgil674/
Pézl673/
Poozell671/
Pfützel671/
Pátzelt671/
Pocl671/
Pohzell670/

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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 Potzl
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