Coalter Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Coalter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coalter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:727,82957,157
Northern Ireland1841:10,0271,593
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Scotland131:411,83217,291
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1221:36,3103,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Coalter (18) may also be a first name.

Coalter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coalter is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coalter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 433,161st most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. The last name Coalter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Coalter live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Coalter is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 18 people.

The last name Coalter is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 727,829. In The United States Coalter is primarily found in: Michigan, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Coalter is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 23 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Coalter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coalter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coalter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Coalter surname is primarily Anglican (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coalter last name are 34.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Coalter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.51% more than the national average, earning $66,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coalterr930/
Coaltey861/
Cohaltir804/
Caoulter804/
Couolter801/
Koalte777/
Coalta771/
Caolte771/
Coalty770/
Koaltie7127/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Coalter
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