Fotter Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Fotter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Austria241:354,81038,119
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Fötter (2) are calculated separately.

Fotter Last Name Facts

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

Fotter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fötter. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Fotter are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 40 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 12 percent are found and Czechia, where 3 percent are found.

Fotter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fotter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fotter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fotter surname are 27.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fotter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning $37,579 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fötter942/
Foetter9229/
Foutter9217/
Fostter9214/
Footter922/
Fotte9131/
Foter9112/
Foster83452,538/
Fetter8310,015/
Futter832,575/
Footer83633/
Fatter8363/
Votter8358/
Foitte8327/
Pfotte8325/
Fottie8319/
Foiter8313/
Fouter8312/
Fottea8311/
Fotier8310/
Fother836/
Foeter833/
Fojter832/
Fotere831/
Fozter831/
Foutte831/
Fütter831/
Footte830/
Fottes830/
Fottey830/
Fote801,181/
Fotterová8015/
Foister77793/
Foyster77787/
Fattier77309/
Vottier77215/
Pfoster77133/
Voetter77101/
Fouster7752/
Foether7748/
Foshter7736/
Fooster7732/
Fouther7715/
Fosterr7715/
Fosteer7715/
Fosther7713/
Fosster7711/
Futtere779/
Fettier776/
Fostert775/
Fostere774/
Fethter772/
Foutier772/
Ffoster771/
Fosterd771/
Futtier771/
Foitier771/
Foottie771/
Fustter771/
Foother770/
Foetier770/
Fetteer770/
Feutter770/
Faatter770/
Fogyter770/
Faetter770/
Foither770/
Photter770/
Fautter770/
Foote7333,570/
Fotie732,779/
Fatte731,957/
Fotea731,433/
Fater73984/
Foute73661/
Fotta73569/
Feter73544/
Votte73409/
Foteu73324/
Foste73307/
Futer73236/
Fotty73187/
Fotre73164/
Foteh73151/
Fotti73141/
Fotez73105/
Fothe7361/
Fotes7354/
Voter7347/
Fotey7331/
Fuote7316/
Foyte738/
Foite738/
Pfote736/
Fotei732/
Fotir732/
Foted731/
Fodte731/
Fotee731/
Féter731/
Fhote731/
Fouchter7122/
D'Foster713/
Phottier710/
Vetter6749,269/
Fuster6716,809/
Vatter673,540/
Father67761/
Fether67654/
Faster67331/
Footit67330/
Foutty67275/
Fauter67264/
Fatteh67204/
Fatier67156/
Votier67134/
Foutie67128/
Footes6787/
Fouste6775/
Fostey6769/
Foutes6763/
Fattir6762/
Fouthe6758/
Fattey6757/
Fostei6756/
Futher6753/
Fattet6750/
Voiter6736/
Feeter6734/
Foteas6731/
Fattes6730/
Fadter6729/
Fúster6723/
Vojter6721/
Vätter6718/
Vottea6715/
Foutti6715/
Voteur6714/
Futterová6714/
Foutta6714/
Fostes6713/
Fotieh6712/
Fostej6712/
Foitet6712/
Fattie6711/
Fatere6711/
Fothie6711/
Feteer6710/
Fottis679/
Fatthe679/
Voyter678/
Foutre677/
Voeter677/
Fostir676/
Fahter676/
Fatehr675/
Fostee675/
Fateer675/
Fostea675/
Fatterova674/
Vhotte674/
Feterr674/
Futier673/
Vottee673/
Fazter673/
Fedter673/
Foutey673/
Foteuh673/
Foytir672/
Foothe672/
Fetier672/
Feutte672/
Pfeter672/
Pfoute671/
Photte671/
Fhotta671/
Fattea671/
Fosteh671/
Fothei671/
Fotiey671/
Fuhter671/
Foyterová671/
Foiste671/
Foiteh671/
Footee671/
Footty671/
Fotitt671/
Fuiter671/
Votteu671/
Voutte671/
Fóster671/
Fùster671/
Futere671/
Fušter671/
Fujter671/
Fatger671/
Fatted671/
Foyste671/
Fostez671/
Fothty671/
Fottoy671/
Fouterova671/
Foutir671/
Footep671/
Fuyter670/
Footie670/
Footed670/
Votear670/
Footet670/
Feuter670/
Faeter670/
Fehter670/
Foutez670/
Fudter670/
Vottie670/
Fattee670/
Footey670/
Foythe670/
Fosted670/

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Footnotes

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