Pöthe Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pöthe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pöthe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany841:958,39866,883
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Pothe (268) & Pothé (11) are calculated separately.

Pöthe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pöthe is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Pothe or Pothé. For other potential spellings of Pöthe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pöthe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pöthe is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Pöthe is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Pöthe live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pöthe is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 29 percent reside, Hamburg, where 25 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside. Besides Germany Pöthe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 10 percent reside and Czechia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothe93268/
Pöther9124/
Pöth891/
Pothé8711/
Pethe807,748/
Pathe804,819/
Pöter80298/
Päthe8050/
Pötheová7725/
Pötsch731,713/
Patthe73340/
Phethe73176/
Petheő7390/
Pethei7363/
Pothee7346/
Pathey7333/
Pathie7328/
Poethe7325/
Phothe7325/
Pathhe7324/
Paethe7323/
Pathee7315/
Padthe7311/
Pathea737/
Pathei735/
Phathe734/
Pethey734/
Pathte732/
Patheu732/
Pehthe731/
Petheø731/
Petheu731/
Pethea731/
Paathe731/
Pethie730/
Pate6754,228/
Pote6746,429/
Pete6715,641/
Paththe671,129/
Pötz671,117/
Patthey67336/
Päth6775/
Pête6732/
Pfötsch6729/
Pött6722/
Phatthe6714/
Pöttich678/
Phathee676/
Paadthe673/
Pathieh672/
Phadthe671/
Phothee671/

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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 Pöthe
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