Putensen Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Putensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5101:157,85418,817
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England31:18,572,686338,250
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Putensen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Putensen is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Putensen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 571,325th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Putensen live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Putensen is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 157,854. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 79 percent are found, Hamburg, where 11 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 4 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Putensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Putensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Putensen surname increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Putensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Putensen surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Putensen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 56.91% less than the national average, earning R 102,408 per year and in United States they earn 27.01% less than the national average, earning $31,494 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitensen8813/
Putensone8216/
Putenchen824/
Pietensen821/
Phunsen80309/
Punseng802/
Paunsen801/
Phunseng75153/
Potenson751/
Putinson751/
Ponsen71841/
Punsan71123/
Punsin7144/
Punson7140/
Punsem712/
Pittenson711/
Puttinson711/
Putenzone711/
Putinshin711/
Potension711/
Phonsen677,038/
Phunsin673,603/
Punshon67963/
Phunson67284/
Phunsem67234/
Ponssen6767/
Punsion6757/
Poensin6753/
Phunsan6752/
Punsang6750/
Punsing6739/
Punsaan6731/
Phumsen6714/
Pounsin6713/
Poonsen677/
Peunsan673/
Putinschon672/
Punsone672/
Punshyn671/
Punhsin671/
Punsoun671/
Punsoon671/
Punsane671/
Punsian671/
Punshan671/
Paunson671/
Punshin671/

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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
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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 Putensen
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