Putters Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Putters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5961:28,3344,642
Belgium1491:77,15912,193
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Pütters (42) are calculated separately.

Putters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Putters is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pütters. For other potential spellings of Putters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,385th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Putters live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Putters is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 28,334. In The Netherlands Putters is primarily found in: South Holland, where 28 percent reside, North Brabant, where 25 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Putters exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Putters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Putters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Putters surname grew 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Putters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Putters surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Putters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.47% less than the national average, earning R 51,156 per year; in United States they earn 59.16% more than the national average, earning $68,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $46,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pütters9542/
Puters9218/
Potters861,816/
Pitters861,026/
Peuters8636/
Pusters8612/
Puterse862/
Puttars861/
Puthers860/
Puiters860/
Pitteurs8041/
Poutiers8030/
Poetters8021/
Pottiers8021/
Pautiers8021/
Pietters803/
Potter's801/
Puthiers801/
Pittersz801/
Pottters800/
Potterss800/
Piters77647/
Poters7716/
Putirs770/
Pouthiers758/
Pieters7133,154/
Pithers71563/
Pooters71372/
Pitersz7116/
Pittars7114/
Piteers7111/
Potiers718/
Phiters711/
Poeters711/
Pothers710/
Pothiers676/
Pieteurs671/
Poetears670/
Pitars62259/
Pitors621/
Phitars578/
Pihtars571/
Pitarsh571/

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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 Putters
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