Lewter Surname

232,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,733 people bear this surname

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

Lewter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7181:210,97720,623
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Lewter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lewter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewter? popularity and diffusion

Lewter is the 232,869th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,205,162 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lewter are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Lewter is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,718 people, or 1 in 210,977. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 17 percent are found, Alabama, where 16 percent are found and Tennessee, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lewter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lewter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,735 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lewter last name are 3.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.8% registered with the political party.

Lewter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $39,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leswter921/
Lewtter921/
Lewther921/
Lefter838,496/
Lawter83960/
Levter8320/
Lebter834/
Lowter833/
Lewtir830/
Lowther7712,430/
Lawther771,790/
Loefter772/
Leftier772/
Lephter772/
Lefterr771/
Leifter770/
Levtert770/
Leffter770/
Lowthear714/
Lowtheer711/
Lefthere710/
Lefterova671,281/
Levterova67520/
Lifter67130/
Lafter6781/
Lofter6736/
Lefterová674/
Libter673/
Levtir671/
Livter671/
Laffter627/
Hlafter626/
Liafter621/
Loffter620/
Llafter620/
Lowthir620/
Loftier620/
L'Affter571/
Lifttere571/
Lifterova534/
Leftyrova532/
Lyfterova531/
Laftir50205/

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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 Lewter
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