Larter Surname

143,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Larter Surname Definition:

From the French, Latour; from the Flemish, Latteur; a personal name.$

Larter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2121:45,9725,791
Australia6441:41,9195,357
Canada5271:69,9168,014
United States3731:971,74072,180
South Africa1951:277,83427,419
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Wales201:154,72710,755
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
France91:7,380,302306,885
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malta41:107,5681,849
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5581:43,6835,455
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Larter (14) may also be a first name.

Larter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Latour; from the Flemish, Latteur; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Larter Last Name Facts

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

Larter (Arabic: ارتر, Russian: Лартер) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Larter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 143,929th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,359,193 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Larter reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,212 people, or 1 in 45,972. In England Larter is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 19 percent live, Norfolk, where 9 percent live and Kent, where 9 percent live. Other than England Larter occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Larter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Larter has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Larter surname rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 574 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Larter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Larter surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Larter earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.63% more than the national average, earning R 303,288 per year; in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $48,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lartier921/
Larther921/
Laurter921/
Larte9131/
Lartey8370,759/
Liarte832,258/
Learte83482/
Larteh83405/
Larthe8381/
Lartet8378/
Llarte8348/
Lartez8325/
Lartes838/
Laurte836/
Lyarte832/
Laarte832/
Lartie831/
Lartei831/
Lartea831/
L'Arte831/
Lorter830/
Lerter830/
Lehrter77122/
Larthey7732/
Liartes7712/
Larthet775/
Laurtes773/
Lortier773/
Learthe772/
Lortter771/
Lyartee771/
Lorther771/
Larhteh771/
Laurtez771/
Leurter771/
Leartes771/
Larti73556/
Larty73169/
Lorte7392/
Larta7323/
Loorther711/
Lhertier711/
Loyrhter711/
Learette710/
Loerther710/
Lortie675,817/
Lharti67382/
Lortet67318/
Lorthe67187/
Liarta67167/
Liarti67152/
Lourte6751/
Lortes6734/
Lhorte6728/
Learta678/
Laurta677/
Lartay677/
Llarta674/
Leirte674/
Lortez674/
Lartis674/
Lartip673/
Learti672/
Lyarti672/
Learty671/
Lartta671/
Lartui671/
Lartys671/
Lairty671/
Lortee671/
Llorte671/
Lartha671/
Lartti671/
L'Hértier671/
Lartiz671/
Lortea671/
Lartai671/
Larthi671/
Lartyi671/
Larthy670/
Laurty670/

Larter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larter in the Russian language
Лартерlarter-
Larter in the Arabic language
ارترartr-

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