Lötter Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

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

Lötter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lötter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9421:27,8983,583
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Lotter (9,936) & Lõtter (1) are calculated separately.

Lötter (11) may also be a first name.

Lötter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lötter is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Lotter or Lõtter. Click here for other potential spellings of Lötter.

How Common Is The Last Name Lötter? popularity and diffusion

Lötter is the 211,122nd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,729,553 people. The surname Lötter is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lötter reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lötter is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Lötter is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,942 people, or 1 in 27,898. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotter949,936/
Lõtter941/
Löttert929/
Löter9115/
Latter833,902/
Letter831,322/
Löther83243/
Lattier77716/
Lottier77446/
Letteer77328/
Latteur77261/
Lettier77227/
Latther777/
Latteer772/
L'Etter771/
Laatter771/
Leutter771/
Latteir771/
Letteir771/
Lotther771/
Laetter770/
Lattear770/
Luitter770/
Later731,585/
Loter731,391/
Leter73659/
Lettierr711/
Lather671,258/
Lother67986/
Lateur67504/
Lether67366/
Latier67248/
Leuter67184/
Letier67160/
Lateer67149/
Laater67119/
Leteur67113/
Lehter6769/
Lotier6740/
Lodter6730/
Leeter6713/
Lateir6712/
Lloter6712/
Leteer6711/
Loteer6711/
Loeter678/
Ledter678/
Lahter676/
Liater675/
Lottir675/
Laeter674/
Loterh673/
Hlater673/
Letear671/
Lottjr671/
Hleter671/
Latehr671/
Lohter671/
Latear670/
Llater670/
Lattir670/
Luiter670/

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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 Lötter
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