Lochter Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lochter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1381:583,37347,320
Israel141:611,26042,949
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Löchter (137) are calculated separately.

Lochter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lochter is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Löchter. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochter? popularity and diffusion

Lochter is the 1,328,442nd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Lochter is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Lochter live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Lochter is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 583,373. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 26 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Lochter is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Lochter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lochter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lochter surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löchter95137/
Lojchter9314/
Loechter9310/
Loichter931/
Lochte92886/
Lohter921/
Locter920/
Lachter861,501/
Lechter86306/
Luchter86123/
Lochtie86102/
Lüchter861/
Loctier861/
Loyhter861/
Loshter860/
Loter831,391/
Lohte83661/
Leuchter801,408/
Lajchter8012/
Lachster804/
Loschtre800/
Lotter779,936/
Lother77986/
Louter77955/
Loster77671/
Loiter7760/
Lotier7740/
Lodter7730/
Lacter7729/
Loyter7727/
Looter7720/
Lokhte7717/
Lloter7712/
Loteer7711/
Lahter776/
Lozter774/
Lotere774/
Loterh773/
Lohteh772/
Loshte771/
Loterp771/
Lioter771/
Lotert771/
Lotetr771/
Lachte770/
Lote737,763/
Liotier71754/
Lottier71446/
Louther71237/
Lothier71223/
Lothert71201/
Leuchte71199/
Lakhter71137/
Lyotier7131/
Loyster7121/
Loutere7114/
Louster7111/
Loytier7111/
Loutier718/
Lashter718/
Loterre717/
Loother716/
Loutter715/
Lahther714/
Lioster712/
Losterd711/
Lostter711/
Lotther711/
Loister711/
Lechtir711/
Loutert711/
Lochtti711/
Lachtie710/
Llooter710/
Lotherp710/
Lottere710/
Looster710/
Louxter710/
Lotee675,325/
Lotte674,680/
Lothe674,382/
Loste671,815/
Later671,585/
Lotey671,051/
Loute67881/
Loote67714/
Lhote67516/
Lotes67183/
Lyothier67105/
Lotre6799/
Loite6797/
Loyte6789/
Liote6785/
Loted6782/
Liottier6756/
Lyukhter6756/
Loteu6756/
Liothier6741/
Lotez6736/
Lhôte6736/
Lohti6731/
Lotje6730/
Loteh6726/
Leuchterová6723/
Lotie6723/
Lahte6722/
Lotei6721/
Lotet6720/
Lotea6716/
Luote6715/
Lotir6715/
Loterová676/
Liakhter674/
Lotge673/
Louthier673/
Láter673/
Lakhther672/
Lyakhter671/
Llote671/
Lloutier671/
Lhate671/
Lauthter671/
Loittier671/
Lojte671/
Lôter671/
Lozte670/
Louthere670/

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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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  • 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 Lochter
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