Galter Surname
Approximately 837 people bear this surname
Galter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 548 | 1:390,647 | 14,922 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| United States | 84 | 1:4,314,987 | 229,510 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Gálter (1) are calculated separately.
Galter (23) may also be a first name.
Galter Demographics
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Galter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galter (Russian: Гальтер) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gálter. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galter? popularity and diffusion
Galter is the 415,769th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Galter live; 66 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Luso-South America. Galter is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.
Galter is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 390,647. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 54 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 24 percent are found and Rondônia, where 7 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Galter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Galter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galter surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Galter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Galter last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the party.
Galter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galter in the Russian language | ||
| Гальтер | galter | - |
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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 Galter
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