Köther Surname
Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname
Köther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,466 | 1:54,915 | 7,125 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Kother (746) are calculated separately.
Köther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Köther Come From? nationality or country of origin
Köther occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Kother. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Köther? popularity and diffusion
Köther is the 263,444th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,900,838 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Köther live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,466 people, or 1 in 54,915. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany Köther occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kother | 94 | 746 | / |
| Köter | 91 | 47 | / |
| Kötter | 83 | 5,374 | / |
| Kather | 83 | 3,013 | / |
| Käther | 83 | 125 | / |
| Kether | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ködter | 83 | 10 | / |
| Katheer | 77 | 2,349 | / |
| Koether | 77 | 685 | / |
| Kaether | 77 | 174 | / |
| Keuther | 77 | 38 | / |
| Khather | 77 | 12 | / |
| Khether | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kathier | 77 | 7 | / |
| Keether | 77 | 2 | / |
| Katther | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kahther | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khother | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kohther | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotther | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kethier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keter | 73 | 21,275 | / |
| Kater | 73 | 7,220 | / |
| Koter | 73 | 1,174 | / |
| Käter | 73 | 124 | / |
| Khatheer | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khatheir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khathier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khater | 67 | 82,657 | / |
| Ketter | 67 | 5,385 | / |
| Kathir | 67 | 4,180 | / |
| Keeter | 67 | 3,062 | / |
| Kotter | 67 | 2,451 | / |
| Keuter | 67 | 2,448 | / |
| Cather | 67 | 1,872 | / |
| Katter | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Khetir | 67 | 617 | / |
| Cother | 67 | 369 | / |
| Katier | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kahter | 67 | 175 | / |
| Kuiter | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kaeter | 67 | 151 | / |
| Koeter | 67 | 143 | / |
| Kohter | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kateer | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kheter | 67 | 15 | / |
| Koëter | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kothir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kethir | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaater | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kadter | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kehter | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khoter | 67 | 5 | / |
| Katear | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kateir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kodter | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Köther
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