Lötter Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lötter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lötter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9421:27,8983,583
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Lotter (9,936) & Lõtter (1) are calculated separately.

Lötter (11) may also be a first name.

Lötter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lötter has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as: Lotter or Lõtter. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lötter? popularity and diffusion

Lötter is the 211,122nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,729,553 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lötter live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lötter is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,942 people, or 1 in 27,898. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 32 percent are found, Western Cape, where 23 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotter949,936/
Lõtter941/
Löttert929/
Löter9115/
Latter833,902/
Letter831,322/
Löther83243/
Lattier77716/
Lottier77446/
Letteer77328/
Latteur77261/
Lettier77227/
Latther777/
Latteer772/
L'Etter771/
Laatter771/
Leutter771/
Latteir771/
Letteir771/
Lotther771/
Laetter770/
Lattear770/
Luitter770/
Later731,585/
Loter731,391/
Leter73659/
Lettierr711/
Lather671,258/
Lother67986/
Lateur67504/
Lether67366/
Latier67248/
Leuter67184/
Letier67160/
Lateer67149/
Laater67119/
Leteur67113/
Lehter6769/
Lotier6740/
Lodter6730/
Leeter6713/
Lateir6712/
Lloter6712/
Leteer6711/
Loteer6711/
Loeter678/
Ledter678/
Lahter676/
Liater675/
Lottir675/
Laeter674/
Loterh673/
Hlater673/
Letear671/
Lottjr671/
Hleter671/
Latehr671/
Lohter671/
Latear670/
Llater670/
Lattir670/
Luiter670/

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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 Lötter
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