Lawter Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lawter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9461:383,14933,798
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Lawter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawter is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 373,425th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lawter are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 946 people, or 1 in 383,149. In The United States Lawter is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 49 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Lawter occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Lawter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lawter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lawter surname expanded 1,785 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawter last name are 35.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.96% registered with the party.

The amount Lawter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $42,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.16% less than the national average, earning $35,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawther921,790/
Lewter831,733/
Lafter8381/
Labter8320/
Lowter833/
Lawtre831/
Lowther7712,430/
Laufter7722/
Laffter777/
Hlafter776/
Lowhter774/
Liafter771/
Lavtert771/
Lewtter771/
Lewther771/
Llafter770/
Lawthre770/
Lowthert71123/
Lowthear714/
Lowtheer711/
L'Affter711/
Lefter678,496/
Laftir67205/
Lofter6736/
Lovter676/
Lobter673/
Lafterova671/
Lewtir670/
Lephter622/
Leftier622/
Loefter622/
Lefterr621/
Loufter621/
Leifter620/
Loffter620/
Leffter620/
Lowthir620/
Loftier620/
Lofterød5718/
Levtir501/

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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 Lawter
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