Pötgens Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Pötgens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Potgens (55) are calculated separately.
Pötgens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pötgens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pötgens occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as: Potgens. For other potential spellings of Pötgens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pötgens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pötgens is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Pötgens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pötgens are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands Pötgens is mostly found in: Limburg, where 80 percent live, North Holland, where 7 percent live and South Holland, where 7 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potgens | 95 | 55 | / |
| Pöttgens | 93 | 74 | / |
| Pösgens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pötgensová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pottgens | 80 | 46 | / |
| Poetgens | 80 | 12 | / |
| Poettgens | 75 | 15 | / |
| Patjens | 71 | 406 | / |
| Potiens | 71 | 63 | / |
| Potjens | 71 | 31 | / |
| Patiens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pettiens | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peetjens | 67 | 30 | / |
| Potehins | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pethienss | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pesens | 62 | 19 | / |
| Pasens | 62 | 15 | / |
| Pesins | 62 | 4 | / |
| Paesens | 57 | 46 | / |
| Paezens | 57 | 7 | / |
| Petyins | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pezzins | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pozzens | 57 | 1 | / |
| Patains | 57 | 1 | / |
| Patoins | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pathins | 57 | 0 | / |
| Paehsens | 53 | 3 | / |
| Peznz | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pötgens
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