Falter Surname

88,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Falter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9411:27,3733,618
United States1,9221:188,58418,715
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
Austria611:139,59718,914
France611:1,088,897118,069
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:180,64316,096

Falter (22) may also be a first name.

Falter Last Name Facts

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

Falter (Russian: Фальтер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Falter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Falter is the 88,828th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,348,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Falter reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,941 people, or 1 in 27,373. In Germany Falter is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany Falter exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Falter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Falter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Falter last name rose 691 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Falter last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Falter last name are 16.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Falter earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.73% less than the national average, earning R 212,136 per year; in United States they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $45,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $48,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falther9280/
Faulter9229/
Fallter922/
Faltere921/
Wfalter921/
Falte9149/
Pfhalter860/
Valter8310,291/
Folter83167/
Faltes8316/
Faltie835/
Faltea831/
Faltre831/
Faltir831/
Fealte830/
Falterová8012/
Valtier77610/
Foltier77387/
Vaulter7742/
Valther7710/
Foulter778/
Valtter776/
Faltess775/
Failete774/
Val'ter773/
Vaylter771/
Vaalter771/
Vallter771/
Facelte771/
Faltair771/
Falteis771/
Foilter770/
Folterd770/
Vealter770/
Phalter770/
Foolter770/
Falta732,666/
Valte731,915/
Folte7393/
Falti7321/
Falty7315/
Vaultier71577/
Foultier71217/
Valthier7115/
Falteich7111/
Valtierr715/
Valltter711/
Faucelte710/
Volter671,215/
Faltys67535/
Foltea67424/
Faltis67191/
Valtee6761/
Foltes6757/
Fealty6745/
Faillette6734/
Fahlteich6724/
Folterová6719/
Foulte6715/
Faltay6712/
Failta6712/
Faulty675/
Valtie673/
Vaalte673/
Valthe672/
Phalte672/
Foltet671/
Vealte671/
Faltuy671/
Vailte671/
Faalta671/
Fahlta671/
Failletey671/
Faltiß671/
Valtey671/
Foltez671/
Faulta671/
Foltre671/
Valtea671/
Valteu671/
Faltyz670/

Falter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Falter in the Russian language
Фальтерfalter-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Falter
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