Faulter Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Faulter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faulter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Faulter (10) may also be a first name.

Faulter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faulter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Faulter.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Faulter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Faulter are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 10 people.

The last name Faulter is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 57 percent reside, California, where 26 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Faulter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faulter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faulter surname increased 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faulter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faulter last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Faulter earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.04% less than the national average, earning $31,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falter925,406/
Fulter9230/
Falther8680/
Vaulter8642/
Fulther8611/
Foulter868/
Fallter862/
Wfalter861/
Faltere861/
Fulte83111/
Falte8349/
Vaultier80577/
Foultier80217/
Pfhalter800/
Faucelte800/
Valter7710,291/
Folter77167/
Vulter7743/
Faltes7716/
Foulte7715/
Faulty775/
Faltie775/
Faulta771/
Faltea771/
Faltir771/
Faltre771/
Fülter771/
Fulthe771/
Fultes771/
Fealte770/
Fultez770/
Fultge770/
Falterová7512/
Valtier71610/
Foltier71387/
Vultier7189/
Valther7110/
Valtter716/
Faltess715/
Failete714/
Voulter714/
Val'ter713/
Fulthes712/
Facelte711/
Faltair711/
Fulthey711/
Vallter711/
Vaalter711/
Vaylter711/
Falteis711/
Folterd710/
Phalter710/
Foilter710/
Foultre710/
Vealter710/
Foolter710/
Falta672,666/
Valte671,915/
Folte6793/
Vulte6721/
Falti6721/
Fulta6716/
Falty6715/
Valthier6715/
Falteich6711/
Fulti6711/
Valtierr675/
Fulty673/
Faultich671/
Voultier671/
Valltter671/

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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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  • 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 Faulter
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