Lotter Surname

51,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lotter Surname Definition:

Corruption of Old German name Lothar. Hence Lottering.

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Lotter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2101:10,3991,290
Germany2,7231:29,5653,890
United States1,0621:341,29830,716
Austria1841:46,2807,396
England1201:464,31730,397
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada391:944,75971,777
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Romania311:647,67345,663
France231:2,887,944200,772
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Wales121:257,87814,969
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, meaning 'printer'.

- mikeydino

Lotter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lotter (Arabic: لوتر, Russian: Лоттер) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant: Lötter, Lôtter or Lõtter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,590th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 733,449 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.

Lotter is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,210 people, or 1 in 10,399. In South Africa Lotter is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Western Cape, where 24 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Lotter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lotter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lotter last name rose 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lotter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lotter last name are 17.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.85% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lötter941,954/
Lôtter941/
Lõtter941/
Lottier92446/
Loutter925/
Lostter921/
Lotther921/
Lottere920/
Lotte914,680/
Loter911,391/
Liottier8656/
Loittier861/
Lutter837,984/
Latter833,902/
Lottes831,959/
Letter831,322/
Lother83986/
Louter83955/
Loster83671/
Lottie83598/
Loutte83187/
Lhotte8394/
Lotthe8366/
Loiter8360/
Lottey8354/
Liotte8351/
Lütter8346/
Lotier8340/
Lodter8330/
Loyter8327/
Lottet8327/
Lottre8327/
Lostte8322/
Looter8320/
Lloter8312/
Loteer8311/
Loeter838/
Lottje837/
Lottir835/
Lozter834/
Lotere834/
Hlotte834/
Loitte833/
Loterh833/
Lottea832/
Lottee832/
Loterp831/
Lottjr831/
Lohter831/
Lioter831/
Luotte831/
Lotert831/
Lotetr831/
Lottge831/
Lottez830/
Loytte830/
Lote807,763/
Lotterová8027/
Liotier77754/
Lattier77716/
Letteer77328/
Latteur77261/
Louther77237/
Lettier77227/
Lothier77223/
Lothert77201/
Lochter77169/
Loether77162/
Liottet7759/
Luttert7747/
Lyotier7731/
Lattere7724/
Luttger7722/
Loyster7721/
Louttet7714/
Loutere7714/
Lautter7713/
Lyutter7712/
Louster7711/
Loytier7711/
Lhostte7710/
Luttier779/
Löttert779/
Loutier778/
Latther777/
Loterre777/
Loother776/
Lutther775/
Latteer772/
Lioster772/
Losterd771/
Lottess771/
Lloutte771/
Letteir771/
Latteir771/
Leutter771/
Loister771/
Laatter771/
Loetier771/
Louttre771/
Loyhter771/
L'Etter771/
Luttear771/
Loutert771/
Loutted770/
Llooter770/
Lattert770/
Lotherp770/
Lattear770/
Loshter770/
Luitter770/
Laetter770/
Looster770/
Lotti7316,105/
Lotee735,325/
Lothe734,382/
Latte734,210/
Luter732,908/
Lotta732,742/
Loste731,815/
Later731,585/
Lotey731,051/
Loute73881/
Loote73714/
Lohte73661/
Leter73659/
Lhote73516/
Lotit73305/
Lotes73183/
Lotty73140/
Lüter73121/
Lotre7399/
Loite7397/
Loyte7389/
Liote7385/
Loted7382/
Loteu7356/
Lotez7336/
Lotje7330/
Loteh7326/
Lotie7323/
Lotei7321/
Lotet7320/
Lotea7316/
Luote7315/
Löter7315/
Lotir7315/
Lotge733/
Láter733/
Llote731/
Lojte731/
Lôter731/
Lozte730/
Lyothier71105/
Liothier7141/
Lojchter7114/
Loterová716/
Lotthior716/
Louthier713/
Luystter711/
Lloutier711/
Lasstter711/
Lauthter711/
Lettierr711/
Louttire711/
Lauttier711/
Loichter711/
Lauttert711/
Leutteur710/
Louthere710/
Luther6740,084/
Laster6711,032/
Luster679,768/
Liotta676,983/
Lauter673,742/
Lhoste672,682/
Liotti672,211/
Lather671,258/
Lattes671,158/
Lochte67886/
Lutere67624/
Lattie67534/
Lateur67504/
Latger67462/
Lattea67395/
Lether67366/
Lothes67353/
Loutit67320/
Lyuter67296/
Latier67248/
Löther67243/
Latthe67242/
Loutre67188/
Leuter67184/
Luotti67178/
Lottis67172/
Letier67160/
Lateer67149/
Loitey67125/
Lattey67120/
Louste67120/
Laater67119/
Leteur67113/
Louthe67102/
Lüther6795/
L'Hote6786/
Luotee6786/
Latere6776/
Lostes6769/
Lehter6769/
Lutterová6757/
Lutier6739/
Lattre6738/
Lotesh6734/
Loutet6733/
Loutey6733/
Lhotta6729/
Loutti6729/
Lootes6726/
Lothee6717/
Luhter6716/
Loteed6715/
Laterz6714/
Liotet6714/
Leeter6713/
Lottay6713/
Lothie6713/
Lateir6712/
Loytty6712/
Leteer6711/
Losthe6710/
Lotthé6710/
Latteh6710/
Lothey679/
Lhoute679/
Losted679/
Ledter678/
Lautte677/
Liatte676/
Lahter676/
Lothet676/
Lothep676/
Lyatte675/
Lathte675/
Lootee675/
Loutee675/
Liater675/
Llotge675/
Luzter674/
Laeter674/
Looted674/
Loiste674/
Lotire674/
Lottio674/
Luteur674/
Liuter673/
Lottaa673/
Lattee673/
Loutta673/
Liothe673/
Hlater673/
Lutger672/
Luttre672/
Loitti672/
Lostey672/
Loutes672/
Louted672/
Liotté672/
Lutterova672/
Lohteh672/
Luterh671/
Lootta671/
Lootti671/
Loithe671/
Loitta671/
Loshte671/
Lotess671/
Lotetz671/
Lothei671/
Lothti671/
Lottha671/
Lotthi671/
Loutei671/
Llotti671/
Letear671/
Hleter671/
Lottii671/
Ludter671/
Lloste671/
Luttér671/
Lostit671/
Lote'e671/
Loteha671/
Lothea671/
Loutty671/
Lothir671/
Lotieh671/
Lottoi671/
Lotère671/
Lattet671/
Lhuittier671/
Llotje671/
Lhuter671/
Latehr671/
Latert671/
Lutert670/
Lothed670/
Latear670/
Loteeh670/
Llater670/
Llothe670/
Lattir670/
Luiter670/
Latesr670/
Loutie670/
Lotech670/

Lotter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lotter in the Russian language
Лоттерlotter-
Lotter in the Arabic language
لوترlwtr-

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