Pötter Surname
Approximately 2,932 people bear this surname
Pötter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,890 | 1:27,857 | 3,677 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Potter (176,050) & Põtter (1) are calculated separately.
Pötter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pötter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pötter is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Potter or Põtter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pötter? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pötter is the 150,438th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,485,520 people. Pötter is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pötter live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Pötter is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,890 people, or 1 in 27,857. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potter | 94 | 176,050 | / |
| Põtter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pöttger | 92 | 54 | / |
| Pöter | 91 | 298 | / |
| Petter | 83 | 13,109 | / |
| Patter | 83 | 487 | / |
| Pöther | 83 | 24 | / |
| Pätter | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pétter | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pötterová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pottier | 77 | 17,998 | / |
| Pattier | 77 | 543 | / |
| Poetter | 77 | 456 | / |
| Pettier | 77 | 169 | / |
| Peetter | 77 | 17 | / |
| Potterr | 77 | 5 | / |
| Phatter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paetter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phetter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Potteer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pottear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Photter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peter | 73 | 1,201,067 | / |
| Pater | 73 | 14,227 | / |
| Poter | 73 | 1,165 | / |
| Potthier | 71 | 36 | / |
| Pattheur | 71 | 3 | / |
| D'Potter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phottier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Potier | 67 | 17,994 | / |
| Pather | 67 | 7,571 | / |
| Pether | 67 | 1,115 | / |
| Peeter | 67 | 465 | / |
| Patier | 67 | 378 | / |
| Pateer | 67 | 90 | / |
| Poeter | 67 | 81 | / |
| Peuter | 67 | 76 | / |
| Potear | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pother | 67 | 46 | / |
| Phater | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pehter | 67 | 37 | / |
| Petier | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pattir | 67 | 21 | / |
| Peterr | 67 | 18 | / |
| Poterr | 67 | 14 | / |
| Peteer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Peteur | 67 | 9 | / |
| Péteur | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pateur | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pheter | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poteer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pahter | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pettir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peterh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poteur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ppeter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Patear | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paeter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfeter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poteir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pottir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpeter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Padter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Podter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puiter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petear | 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 Pötter
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