Counter Surname

207,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Counter Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Accountant [Middle English countour, &c., French compteur, counter, accountant; Lat computare, to count]

Counter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1261:321,90029,332
England3691:150,99714,419
South Africa2001:270,88926,929
Australia1781:151,66116,038
Canada591:624,50251,218
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
India81:95,883,173728,828
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Wales51:618,90625,852
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:82,3498,789
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Counter (95) may also be a first name.

Counter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Accountant [Middle English countour, &c., French compteur, counter, accountant; Lat computare, to count]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Counter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Counter (Arabic: كونتر) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Counter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Counter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 207,335th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,649,247 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Counter reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 95 people.

The last name Counter is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,126 people, or 1 in 321,900. In The United States Counter is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside and Colorado, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Counter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Counter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Counter last name increased 647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Counter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Counter are 5.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Counter earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning R 197,568 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $41,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $49,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Counther931/
Conter922,164/
Counte9241/
Cunter9221/
Caunter86916/
Countee86471/
Contier86178/
Countie86144/
Kounter86104/
Countey8657/
Conteur8648/
Countes866/
Cointer864/
Chunter864/
Contter864/
Chonter862/
Cosnter861/
Countre861/
Cunther861/
Conther861/
Counted861/
Contere861/
Connter860/
Countte860/
Conte83142,305/
Cunte836/
Countess80590/
Conthier805/
Countees801/
Countior801/
Kountere801/
Coyinter800/
Counteee800/
Conteh77309,333/
Canter779,075/
Kunter772,160/
Konter771,642/
Cointe771,399/
Contes771,285/
Contet771,235/
Contee77834/
Counta77748/
Kounte77585/
Contre77377/
Contie77227/
Contte77218/
Caunte77166/
County77158/
Contey77149/
Conteș7761/
Zunter7756/
Contea7755/
Conteş7747/
Conthe7736/
Coente7725/
Counti7724/
Cuente7718/
Contez7717/
Zonter779/
Conteu777/
Cuntie773/
Connte772/
Cuntee772/
Contej771/
Contge771/
Contei771/
Cünter771/
Cconte771/
Comter770/
Chauntter750/
Cantere711,293/
Chanter71765/
Cointre71729/
Cointet71457/
Cayonte71317/
Countis71286/
Cantier71283/
Coinete71235/
Coyante71199/
Coiante71118/
Konther71100/
Koonter7167/
Cosente7165/
Cointte7160/
Canther7135/
Cosinte7132/
Contess7126/
Kuntter7118/
Kunther7115/
Contech7114/
Cuinete7112/
Cianter7110/
Chontre719/
Kountey717/
Kontier717/
Khunter716/
Conttes714/
Kounthe714/
Conteas713/
Kontere713/
Cahnter713/
Kosnter712/
Kaunter712/
Comther712/
Contreh712/
Kointer712/
Countay712/
Quanter712/
Cauntes712/
Contire712/
Casnter711/
Cantetr711/
Cantter711/
Countio711/
Conntee711/
Connteh711/
Conteah711/
Conteha711/
Contoir711/
Zaunter711/
Kouente711/
Kounteu711/
Kountie711/
Kuinter711/
Conteth711/
Comtere711/
Cheunte711/
Kuntere711/
Kunterr711/
Cannter710/
Cauntre710/
Countip710/
Coontey710/
Keunter710/
Conti67124,378/
Konte6739,001/
Cante6717,330/
Conté6717,288/
Comte6715,335/
Kunte677,070/
Cunta673,289/
Conta672,376/
Conty671,057/
Countiss67463/
Cunti67462/
Kunthear67131/
Coyantes67112/
Coinette6726/
Koutente6724/
Chanther6715/
Countois6710/
Chandter673/
Cunty673/
Kouenthe673/
Quantier672/
Chainter672/
Cujantre672/
Quantear671/
Kounthea671/
Cheanter671/
Conteová671/
Coinethe671/
Kountheu671/
Kountihe671/
Tsunther671/
D'Conteh671/
Canterre671/
Chantere671/
Cuinette671/
Countich671/
Cosentes671/
Conteggi671/
Cujantes671/
Chantter670/
Quainter670/
Kundtert670/
Conntess670/
Cayanter670/
Cajanter670/

Counter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Counter in the Arabic language
كونترkwntr-

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