Pötschger Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Monaco

Pötschger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pötschger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria461:185,11823,639
Monaco11:37,0664,748

The alternate forms: Potschger (4) are calculated separately.

Pötschger Last Name Facts

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

Pötschger is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Potschger. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pötschger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Pötschger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pötschger reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pötschger is most commonly held in Austria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 185,118. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Styria, where 78 percent are found, Tyrol, where 15 percent are found and Vienna, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Austria Pötschger occurs in one country. It is also common in Monaco, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potschger964/
Pötscher94868/
Pötzscher8963/
Pfötscher8912/
Patschger8910/
Petschger891/
Patzschger842/
Petscher82199/
Patscher8276/
Potscher8234/
Pöttcher8219/
Pöcher80279/
Poetscher7839/
Pfetscher7814/
Potzscher784/
Peutscher781/
Petzscher781/
Phetscher780/
Potsger750/
Pfettscher7491/
Poetzscher7445/
Patshcer711/
Pottsher710/
Patser67667/
Pächer67121/
Petser6736/
Potser676/
Patcer672/
Poetzcher672/
Pötzer671/

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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 Pötschger
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