Compter Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Compter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Compter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Compter occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,918,812th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Compter are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Compter is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 422,179. In The Netherlands Compter is most numerous in: North Holland, where 38 percent live, South Holland, where 35 percent live and North Brabant, where 20 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Germany, where 21 percent live.

Compter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Compter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Compter last name expanded 174 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Compter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Compter last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Compter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Comptier9338/
Compte922,997/
Kompter8653/
Sompter863/
Comptes862/
Comptee862/
Campter861/
Cumpter860/
Somptier801/
Comptoir801/
Compta77249/
Compty7714/
Compté774/
Kompte774/
Campte772/
Compti772/
Conpte771/
Compteová752/
Kempter713,948/
Comptis7131/
Sampter716/
Kampter711/
Comptois67226/
Kaempter673/
Kemptter670/
Campta623/
Kampte623/
Kompta622/
Campti621/
Kamptie573/
Kampteu571/
Kembter571/
Kampthe571/
Kamptee571/
Kamptea571/
Sanpter570/
Camptois530/

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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 Compter
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