Kulter Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kulter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,0361:75,1176,939
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Austria181:473,08046,251
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Külter (12) are calculated separately.

Kulter (49) may also be a first name.

Kulter Last Name Facts

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

Kulter is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Külter. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 340,053rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,741,486 people. The last name Kulter is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kulter are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kulter is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 49 people.

It is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 1,036 people, or 1 in 75,117. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Sirnak Province, where 79 percent are found, Van Province, where 8 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Kulter exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Kulter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kulter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kulter surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Külter9412/
Koulter929/
Kolter832,058/
Culter83409/
Coulter7744,290/
Cultier77106/
Caulter777/
Cultter774/
Kholter773/
Cutlter772/
Khilter771/
Culther771/
Culteur771/
Koelter770/
Coulther7127/
Coultier7122/
Coultert715/
Coullter714/
Coultter713/
Coutlter712/
Cutilter711/
Coultere711/
Colter675,034/
Cülter6753/
Coultherd6736/
Cultre671/
Cultir671/
D'Coulter671/
Kuhlthair670/
Coulthert670/
Coultheard630/
Coltier62179/
Cuiltre6219/
Coultre627/
Coolter624/
Collter623/
Cuyltre622/
Coltter622/
Colther621/
Coultir620/
D'Colter571/
Colthier571/
Coltir501/

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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 Kulter
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