Putmans Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Putmans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putmans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1651:102,34716,582
Belgium1201:95,80514,735
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Putmans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Putmans is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Putmans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 893,754th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The last name Putmans is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Putmans reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 102,347. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 81 percent are found, Gelderland, where 8 percent are found and Limburg, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Putmans occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Putmans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Putmans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Putmans surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puttmans931/
Peumans86236/
Potmans8628/
Pitmans861/
Pootmans8020/
Peusmans8013/
Pittmans804/
Potmanns801/
Püttmanns758/
Poomans718/
Pummons711/
Pitmons710/
Poemmons534/
Poumonche501/

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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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  • 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 Putmans
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