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 most common in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms: Flöter. For other possible spellings of Floter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Floter? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 6,116,409. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 71 percent are found, Paraná, where 11 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 11 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.

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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