Last name Potgieter (Potgieter 
) , worldwide, is a common surname. The last name Potgieter is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, South Africa, and Eswatini. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in South Africa, Namibia, and Australia.
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| Potgieter | Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, Kenya, Namibia |
| nicolaas potgieter (b. 1695) |
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hendrik potgieter South African politician (1792-1852), ZA (b. 1792) |
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everhardus johannes potgieter Dutch prose writer and poet, NL (b. 1808) |
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peter johannes potgieter South African politician- First Burgemeester of Pretoria, ZA (b. 1822) |
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| jan cornelis potgieter (b. 1766) |
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nic potgieter South African writer, ZA (b. 1906) |
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| adam potgieter NL (b. 1899) |
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| dirk jacobus potgieter (b. 1904) |
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| hennie potgieter South African sculptor, ZA (b. 1916) |
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| frederick johannes mentz potgieter (b. 1907) |
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| frederik potgieter (b. 1907) |
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| gert potgieter South African opera singer, ZA (b. 1929) |
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jacques-louis potgieter South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1984) |
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| johan potgieter South African Army officer (1935-1976), ZA (b. 1935) |
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jacques potgieter South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1986) |
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