Masselter Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Masselter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masselter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Masselter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masselter is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Masselter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masselter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masselter is the 2,106,139th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Masselter are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany Masselter is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 78 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Berlin, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Masselter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Masselter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Masselter last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massellter951/
Maselter9487/
Maßelter821/
Malter803,305/
Maltere75114/
Maltier7550/
Malther7527/
Malterr7518/
Maselta755/
Maulter751/
Meilter751/
Maselti751/
Moslter750/
Malte712,474/
Malterre711,124/
Malthere7123/
Maselthi711/
Malteere711/
Motelter710/
Maltez679,816/
Molter676,824/
Maltes671,744/
Malthe67134/
Maltet67111/
Maltie6744/
Maltherre6736/
Maltee6727/
Maltey6722/
Maltir675/
Maltje672/
Maalte671/
Maltei671/
Maltre671/
Malteh671/
Malhte671/
Maulte670/

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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
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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 Masselter
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