Karter Surname

161,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7461:193,19421,390
United States7201:503,41542,310
Turkey3031:256,83617,662
Liberia2491:17,7051,814
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Kazakhstan611:289,87724,582
Belarus421:226,21627,697
England361:1,547,72466,012
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Norway91:571,36544,190
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India61:127,844,230863,365
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China41:341,830,39216,990
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Karter (712) may also be a first name.

Karter Last Name Facts

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

Karter (Russian: Картер) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,959th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,712,150 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 31 percent of Karter live; 26 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America. Karter is also the 309,497th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 712 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 746 people, or 1 in 193,194. In Russia Karter is most common in: Moscow, where 35 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 67 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Karter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karter surname increased 986 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (96%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Karter are 3.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 42.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Karter earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 49.44% more than the national average, earning 517,173 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $46,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karther9256/
Kartere9232/
Kartier929/
Kartter927/
Kharter926/
Kahrter921/
Kcarter921/
Karrter921/
Kaurter920/
Kaarter920/
Karterød8610/
Kartierz861/
Carter83665,686/
Kerter83286/
Korter83130/
Kartre8318/
Karterová8011/
Karterova804/
Cartier7721,087/
Carther77197/
Cartter77125/
Quarter77103/
Kortier7793/
Cartert7720/
Carteur7720/
Carterr7717/
Carrter7716/
Cartere7715/
Carteer779/
Kordter779/
Casrter776/
Cartger775/
Caarter773/
Caerter772/
Kertter772/
Hcarter772/
Kartyre772/
Cartetr772/
Ccarter772/
Khartir771/
Kartyor771/
Kortter771/
Carterd771/
Catrter771/
Qaurter771/
Koerter771/
Khorter771/
Khartre771/
Kherter771/
Kortert770/
Caurter770/
Cairter770/
Carteir770/
Quartier712,059/
Korterød7114/
Quarteer7111/
D'Carter7110/
Carthier712/
Qaurtier712/
Carrtier711/
Carttier711/
Kerthter711/
Carrther711/
Carterre711/
Cairterr711/
Kortheur710/
Kertheir710/
Caurtier710/
Corter671,016/
Carterová678/
Cartre676/
Cárter675/
Kortre674/
Cartir674/
Cartér671/
Cartheart671/

Karter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karter in the Russian language
Картерkarter-

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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 Karter
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