Agter Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Agter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Agter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agter occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agter is the 1,795,579th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Agter live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 170,578. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 49 percent are found, South Holland, where 19 percent are found and Groningen, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Augter9117/
Hagter913/
Akgter911/
Agte891,682/
Akter8014,520,339/
Acter801,984/
Agthe80430/
Egter8094/
Agtey8024/
Aagte8010/
Gagte808/
Aqter803/
Agtei802/
Hagte801/
Aigte800/
Agtes800/
Akhter731,345,557/
Akther73973,159/
Akterr7312,707/
Aqther731,447/
Aktear73640/
Aktter73638/
Akteer73542/
Aakter73363/
Akkter73362/
Aktere73361/
Ahkter73358/
Agthir73215/
Aktert7387/
Hegter7346/
Aucter7342/
Ackter7310/
Aktier739/
Aktehr736/
Hacter734/
Acther733/
Hakter732/
Eigter731/
Gaugte731/
Gocter731/
Ausgte731/
Gaagte731/
Aikter731/
Akterd731/
Akterh731/
Aktetr731/
Aukter731/
Acte674,493/
Akte671,155/
Akhther67961/
Akhterr67916/
Agta67221/
Agti67192/
Akhteer6749/
Akkhter6722/
Akhtear6718/
Akhtter6715/
Akhhter6714/
Ahkther6712/
Akhtetr6712/
Ahkhter6710/
Akthter6710/
Hacther677/
Aakhter677/
Agtj676/
Aktheer676/
Akthear675/
Ogte675/
Akhtere675/
Aktther674/
Akhtier674/
Akhtger673/
Acthier672/
Akthier672/
Haucter672/
Ahakter672/
Akkther672/
Akthere672/
Aukhter671/
Agty671/
Aktherd671/
Aqkhter671/
Akteher671/
Hagtech671/
Akhteir671/
Aktherr671/
Hackter671/
Aikhter671/
Aucther671/
Akthert671/
Aakther671/
Hakther671/
Aquther671/
Ajkhter671/
Ak'ther671/

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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 Agter
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