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Where Does The Last Name Achter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Achter is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Ächter. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Achter is the 263,032^nd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,890,970 people. The surname Achter is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Achter live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 699 people, or 1 in 115,172. In Germany Achter is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 50 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany Achter exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.

Achter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Achter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Achter last name grew 1,197 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Achter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Achter last name are 10.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Achter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $44,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.27% less than the national average, earning $42,593 CAD per year.