Hurter Surname

127,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hurter Surname Definition:

“One who accumulates money”. Same origin and meaning as “Hoarder” in English.

Hurter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0411:26,5453,401
Switzerland4461:18,4153,019
United States3971:912,99568,645
France3471:191,42029,799
Germany1941:414,97737,848
England371:1,505,89364,828
Austria221:387,06540,442
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Hürter (967) are calculated separately.

Hurter (30) may also be a first name.

Hurter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“One who accumulates money”. Same origin and meaning as “Hoarder” in English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Hurter Last Name Facts

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

Hurter occurs most in South Africa. It may occur as: Hürter. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 127,368th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,045,914 people. The surname Hurter is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Hurter live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Hurter is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,041 people, or 1 in 26,545. In South Africa Hurter is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Hurter exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Hurter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hurter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hurter surname increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 308 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hurter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hurter last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hurter are 15.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Hurter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.99% more than the national average, earning R 387,336 per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $47,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hürter94967/
Huerter92682/
Heurter92389/
Hurtier92147/
Hurther9248/
Hurtter925/
Hurtere922/
Churter920/
Hourter920/
Hurte91444/
Urter914/
Heurtier86888/
Heurteur86173/
Hurthere863/
Churtier860/
Horter831,036/
Hirter83628/
Hurtes83118/
Hurtte83101/
Heurte8341/
Hurthe8331/
Hourte8315/
Hurtie8314/
Hurted8311/
Gurter836/
Haurte834/
Urther834/
Hurtez834/
Hurtea832/
Churte832/
Hurtet832/
Hurtey831/
Khurte831/
Heurterre8044/
Urte8020/
Hurterová802/
Hoerter77667/
Horther7759/
Churtes7758/
Aurther7752/
Gurther7731/
Hortter7726/
Hurthes7714/
Heurthe779/
Gurtter776/
Heurtey773/
Chorter772/
Hortehr772/
Hortier772/
Hourtie771/
Ourtier771/
Hordter770/
Hurtess770/
Urthert770/
Gourter770/
Hurta731,609/
Horte73384/
Orter73322/
Urtes73122/
Urtez73108/
Hurty7399/
Urtea7341/
Urtet7327/
Gurte7324/
Urtie7320/
Jurte7320/
Hurti7319/
Ourte739/
Urted736/
Urteu732/
Irter731/
Urteš731/
Chortier714/
Churta671,260/
Oerter671,154/
Hurtiš67518/
Hurtis67260/
Hurtta67214/
Chorte67175/
Hortea67122/
Hortie67114/
Jurthe67111/
Ourthe6761/
Gourte6745/
Hurtiz6741/
Orther6734/
Hourta6729/
Heurta6719/
Hurthi6719/
Hürthe6719/
Juhrte6714/
Hurtaj6713/
Jurtee6710/
Churti679/
Hurtyi677/
Khurti676/
Gurtej675/
Hurtoi675/
Hourti675/
Aurtey674/
Aurthe674/
Heurté673/
Gaurte672/
Oorter672/
Orterz672/
Șurtea672/
Hurtay672/
Horthe672/
Ourtes672/
Hortey671/
Hurrta671/
Hurtid671/
Hoerte671/
Gurthe671/
Aurtie671/
Hurtha671/
Hourty671/
Hortee671/
Orteer671/
Hurtai671/
Huirta671/
Ortier671/
Ourtey671/
Gurtei671/
Churty671/
Hortei671/
Gurtey670/
Hurtit670/
Hurtiy670/

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