Amter Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Amter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Ämtér (11) are calculated separately.

Amter (17) may also be a first name.

Amter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amter (Marathi: तेर, Russian: Амтер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ämtér. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Amter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Amter reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Amter is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The surname Amter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Amter is most prevalent in: New York, where 23 percent are found, Colorado, where 18 percent are found and Connecticut, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Amter occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Amter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amter last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amter surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Amter earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.18% less than the national average, earning $31,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamter913/
Hamter912/
Aemter911/
Amtere911/
Amteir911/
Ahmter911/
Amte89786/
Ämtér8711/
Hamther831/
Amgyter831/
Ahmhter831/
Atimter831/
Gamther830/
Anter8022,581/
Aamte807,107/
Amtir802,462/
Emter80635/
Amtey8045/
Amtie8037/
Amthe8037/
Amtei8020/
Gamte8012/
Amnte804/
Hamte802/
Aimte801/
Amtre801/
Amteh801/
Ganter737,007/
Anteur731,536/
Antier731,381/
Hanter73384/
Amthet73212/
Aanter73207/
Anther73127/
Antere73104/
Aymete7320/
Andter7320/
Antert7313/
Amteaz739/
Hamtez737/
Gamtea737/
Amtech736/
Anteer736/
Asnter735/
Antesr734/
Hemter732/
Aunter732/
Aamthe732/
Omtere732/
Emteir732/
Amtire732/
Homter731/
Eanter731/
Aamtre731/
Antter731/
Annter731/
Oumter731/
Gamteh731/
Gamtei731/
Gamtir731/
Ahnter731/
Ahamte731/
Amthea731/
Ainter731/
Aimtez731/
Anhter731/
Antear731/
Amteeh731/
Amthes731/
Ammtes731/
Aumted731/
Gomter730/
Hamtey730/
Ante6715,565/
Ganther67740/
Amta67417/
Amti67314/
Anthier6772/
Gantter6756/
Hantier6752/
Gaunter6735/
Amty6724/
Aimette6717/
Haunter6712/
Hanther6711/
Aineter679/
Gainter675/
Omte672/
Hemmter671/
Eantear671/
Hantere671/
Atemtei671/
Hantert671/
Amtaird671/
Amtuire671/
Hanteer671/
Hamtech671/
Haimete671/
Acenter671/
Aimthet671/
Amtj671/
Hamthep671/
Annther670/

Amter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amter in the Marathi language
तेरtera-
Amter in the Russian language
Амтерamter-

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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 Amter
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