Lotter Surname
Approximately 9,936 people bear this surname
Lotter Surname Definition:
Corruption of Old German name Lothar. Hence Lottering.
Read More About This SurnameLotter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5,210 | 1:10,399 | 1,290 |
| Germany | 2,723 | 1:29,565 | 3,890 |
| United States | 1,062 | 1:341,298 | 30,716 |
| Austria | 184 | 1:46,280 | 7,396 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Switzerland | 63 | 1:130,364 | 12,937 |
| Thailand | 60 | 1:1,177,306 | 172,517 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
The alternate forms: Lötter (1,954), Lôtter (1) & Lõtter (1) are calculated separately.
Lotter (41) may also be a first name.
Lotter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Corruption of Old German name Lothar. Hence Lottering.
User-submitted Reference
A German surname, meaning 'printer'.
- mikeydinoLotter Demographics
Average Lotter Salary in
United States
$49,457 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lotter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lotter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lotter (Arabic: لوتر, Russian: Лоттер) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Lötter, Lôtter or Lõtter. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lotter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 51,590th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 733,449 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Lotter live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 41 people.
Lotter is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 5,210 people, or 1 in 10,399. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Lotter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lotter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lotter last name increased 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lotter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lotter last name are 17.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.85% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lotter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.6% more than the national average, earning R 398,292 per year; in United States they earn 14.62% more than the national average, earning $49,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $62,648 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lotter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lotter in the Russian language | ||
| Лоттер | lotter | - |
| Lotter in the Arabic language | ||
| لوتر | lwtr | - |
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