Floter Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Floter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Floter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Flöter (1,823) are calculated separately.

Floter (12) may also be a first name.

Floter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Floter (Russian: Флотер) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Flöter. Click here to see other potential spellings of Floter.

How Common Is The Last Name Floter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Floter reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 46 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Floter is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 6,116,409. In Brazil Floter is most common in: São Paulo, where 71 percent reside, Paraná, where 11 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 11 percent reside. Besides Brazil it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flöter941,823/
Floeter92413/
Flother9250/
Floster9225/
Flodter9211/
Flotter923/
Flooter921/
Floteur921/
Flote91195/
Floutier86437/
Fleouter86221/
Floether8654/
Fléouter863/
Flater831,075/
Flotte831,026/
Fluter83196/
Fleter83126/
Flüter8374/
Flotre8338/
Flotey8336/
Flothe8331/
Flotes8317/
Flotei839/
Floute831/
Flotie831/
Flottes77558/
Flather77542/
Flatter77499/
Flöther77379/
Flaster77374/
Fleuter77297/
Fletter77264/
Flutter77101/
Fluiter7782/
Fleeter7774/
Flether7758/
Fluster7742/
Flauter7741/
Flütter7729/
Flottet7728/
Floutie7725/
Flötert7720/
Flyater7711/
Fluyter775/
Floutte773/
Pfluter772/
Flehter771/
Fluhter771/
Flottey771/
Flotech771/
Flottre770/
Fluther770/
Flota733,524/
Flate7387/
Floti737/
Vlote737/
Floty732/
Pflaster71186/
Fluttert7197/
Fleuster7146/
Fluijter7126/
Filleter7114/
Flattier715/
Flyaster712/
Flautter711/
Fletther711/
Vloutier711/
Flouttet711/
Fluitert711/
Fillater711/
Fliaster711/
Flautier711/
Fluchter711/
Fluister710/
Felleter710/
Flotta67740/
Flouti67239/
Flaute67221/
Flutre67130/
Flatie67120/
Filliater6786/
Flouty6763/
Flaate6763/
Flatte6757/
Flatet6751/
Fillaster6746/
Felletter6746/
Flotai6735/
Flathe6732/
Fleute6717/
Flates6711/
Flotté6710/
Flaste677/
Flatøe676/
Fletir672/
Flateh672/
Flotis672/
Felletier672/
Flatey671/
Vluter671/
Flöterova671/
Flosti671/
Flotti671/
Flouta671/
Floyta671/
Flotty671/

Floter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Floter in the Russian language
Флотерfloter-

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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 Floter
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