Pötter Surname

150,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pötter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pötter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8901:27,8573,677
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potter94176,050/
Põtter941/
Pöttger9254/
Pöter91298/
Petter8313,109/
Patter83487/
Pöther8324/
Pätter833/
Pétter831/
Pötterová803/
Pottier7717,998/
Pattier77543/
Poetter77456/
Pettier77169/
Peetter7717/
Potterr775/
Phatter771/
Paetter770/
Phetter770/
Potteer770/
Pottear770/
Photter770/
Peter731,201,067/
Pater7314,227/
Poter731,165/
Potthier7136/
Pattheur713/
D'Potter711/
Phottier710/
Potier6717,994/
Pather677,571/
Pether671,115/
Peeter67465/
Patier67378/
Pateer6790/
Poeter6781/
Peuter6776/
Potear6762/
Pother6746/
Phater6740/
Pehter6737/
Petier6723/
Pattir6721/
Peterr6718/
Poterr6714/
Peteer6711/
Peteur679/
Péteur679/
Pateur675/
Pheter675/
Poteer675/
Pahter674/
Pettir674/
Peterh674/
Poteur674/
Ppeter673/
Patear672/
Paeter672/
Pfeter672/
Poteir671/
Pottir671/
Bpeter671/
Padter671/
Podter671/
Pohter671/
Puiter671/
Petear670/

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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 Pötter
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