Pötschke Surname

254,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pötschke Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from "Petruschka" and this is the slavic (sorbic) name for "a little Peter". So the origine of the name is "Petrus", what means in aramaeic (look to Jesus Successor or into the Bible) "Stone".

Pötschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5481:52,0066,767
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Potschke (17) are calculated separately.

Pötschke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from "Petruschka" and this is the slavic (sorbic) name for "a little Peter". So the origine of the name is "Petrus", what means in aramaeic (look to Jesus Successor or into the Bible) "Stone".

- anonymous submission

Pötschke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pötschke is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Potschke. Click here for further potential spellings of Pötschke.

How Common Is The Last Name Pötschke? popularity and diffusion

Pötschke is the 254,097th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,686,525 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pötschke live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pötschke is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,548 people, or 1 in 52,006. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 51 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 9 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 0 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potschke9617/
Pötzschke94199/
Pötschk931/
Pötchke931/
Petschke881,000/
Patschke88703/
Pätschke8876/
Pötschkeová841/
Patzschke821,165/
Poetschke82229/
Paetschke8286/
Petzschke8245/
Potschkey821/
Petschk8072/
Pöttcke803/
Petscke801/
Patshke801/
Patscke800/
Poetzschke7813/
Patschky7520/
Poetschk7516/
Petschky7515/
Patzscke753/
Pezschke751/
Patshcke751/
Patske7125/
Poetschki7121/
Potschkay7110/
Pötzke718/
Petske717/
Petsck711/
Potske710/
Patzschki710/
Pöck67131/
Patschg6775/
Petczke676/
Pettske674/
Pattske671/
Petzsck671/

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