Pötscher Surname
Approximately 868 people bear this surname
Pötscher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 856 | 1:9,948 | 1,305 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Potscher (34) are calculated separately.
Pötscher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pötscher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pötscher has its highest incidence in Austria. It may also be found as: Potscher. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pötscher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 403,960th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pötscher reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Austria, where it is borne by 856 people, or 1 in 9,948. In Austria it is most numerous in: Upper Austria, where 55 percent live, Styria, where 16 percent live and Carinthia, where 9 percent live. Other than Austria Pötscher exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potscher | 96 | 34 | / |
| Pötzscher | 94 | 63 | / |
| Pötschger | 94 | 47 | / |
| Pfötscher | 94 | 12 | / |
| Petscher | 88 | 199 | / |
| Patscher | 88 | 76 | / |
| Pötzsche | 88 | 36 | / |
| Pöttcher | 88 | 19 | / |
| Pöcher | 86 | 279 | / |
| Poetscher | 82 | 39 | / |
| Pfetscher | 82 | 14 | / |
| Potzscher | 82 | 4 | / |
| Pötscheit | 82 | 1 | / |
| Peutscher | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petzscher | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phetscher | 82 | 0 | / |
| Petsche | 80 | 1,282 | / |
| Patsche | 80 | 132 | / |
| Potsche | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pfettscher | 78 | 91 | / |
| Poetzscher | 78 | 45 | / |
| Pöche | 77 | 259 | / |
| Petzsche | 75 | 194 | / |
| Poetsche | 75 | 7 | / |
| Patshcer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pottsher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Patschey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Patser | 71 | 667 | / |
| Pächer | 71 | 121 | / |
| Petshe | 71 | 96 | / |
| Petser | 71 | 36 | / |
| Potser | 71 | 6 | / |
| Patcer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Patshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pötzer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phetshe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Petschi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Pfetser | 67 | 21 | / |
| Petschy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Photshe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phatshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathzer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patcier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettser | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Pötscher
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