Affolter Surname

95,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Affolter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affolter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,5231:2,331263
United States1,0371:349,52631,345
France1481:448,80264,499
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Canada561:657,95753,499
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Affolter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Affolter occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Affolter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,630th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,464,833 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Affolter are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3,523 people, or 1 in 2,331. In Switzerland Affolter is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 38 percent are found, Canton of Solothurn, where 24 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Affolter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Affolter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,548 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Affolter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Affolter surname are 4.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Affolter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $49,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affholter94220/
Affoltere941/
Affollter940/
Affolther940/
Afolter9324/
Affalter8839/
Offolter8825/
Apfolter8824/
Afholter880/
Affhalter8218/
Offholter8216/
Afalter8014/
Affolti809/
Apfalter7544/
Opfolter7525/
Offalter753/
Affaltir750/
Hafalter750/
Offhalter711/
Apholte6715/
Asfalte673/
Ofalter670/
Opfolterová631/
Afalta5750/
Ofolta571/
Houdfoulte561/
Asfalti534/
Ofaltjr531/

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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
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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 Affolter
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