Poultier Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Poultier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poultier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5001:132,84520,312
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Poultier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poultier is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poultier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 606,498th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. The last name Poultier is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Poultier are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequent in France, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 132,845. In France Poultier is mostly found in: Normandy, where 40 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 28 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent reside. Not including France this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulter938,657/
Poltier9396/
Pultier9394/
Peultier88432/
Polthier8817/
Poltiere881/
Polter861,132/
Pulter86372/
Poltie8617/
Pultie869/
Pultir861/
Paulter80124/
Pollter8028/
Poltere8010/
Poelter806/
Puolter804/
Poolter802/
Poltuer801/
Poultre801/
Pul'ter801/
Poltaer800/
Paltier800/
Polterz800/
Poltierová786/
Paulteer752/
Polltere751/
Paeltier751/
Pailtier750/
Palter71374/
Paltie71104/
Pulterová7117/
Poltre717/
Polterová717/
Peiletier712/
Paultre67377/
Paltere674/
Poeltje671/
Poiltre671/
Palther671/
Peilter671/
Paslter670/
Paltyer670/
Phalter670/

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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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  • 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 Poultier
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