Potzner Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Potzner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potzner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Slovakia1081:49,4129,484
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Potzner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potzner is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potzner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 785,023rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Potzner is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Potzner reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 519,390. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 85 percent are found, Hesse, where 7 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Potzner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Potzner surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Potzner earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning $32,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pozner92638/
Patzner861,157/
Poizner86121/
Petzner8679/
Potcner8647/
Poyzner8616/
Pozne833/
Potznerová82223/
Pfützner801,477/
Pfutzner8021/
Pouzzner802/
Potchner801/
Poutznes800/
Poetzschner7823/
Pózner7755/
Pazner7750/
Pocner7725/
Pezner7712/
Pázner779/
Pozney778/
Poznei777/
Puzner774/
Poznér772/
Potsne771/
Potschner751/
Pezzner7170/
Pauzner7167/
Pötzschner7121/
Pochner7120/
Petzschner7119/
Peuzner7110/
Patsner7110/
Patznerová719/
Poetschner717/
Pozny6712/
Patchner677/
Pattsner674/
Pouchner671/
Pazne671/
Pfetzschner671/

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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 Potzner
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