Muter Surname

265,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Muter Surname Definition:

Forms of Multrar, which see, with omission of l. Thomas Mutter in Weistoun, parish of Stanehouse, 1626, and five more of the name (Lanark CR.). Mutar 1606.

Muter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:931,77169,805
Indonesia2691:491,63340,334
Poland1451:262,12932,497
England1451:384,26226,878
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Australia651:415,31833,226
Canada591:624,50251,218
Kenya461:1,003,91134,451
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Iraq371:946,53112,381
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland501:74,8644,249
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Müter (201) are calculated separately.

Muter (104) may also be a first name.

Muter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Forms of Multrar, which see, with omission of l. Thomas Mutter in Weistoun, parish of Stanehouse, 1626, and five more of the name (Lanark CR.). Mutar 1606.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

"May perhaps be the same as the Old German Muathari." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

And Muterer (Scotch), Taker of multure or mill-toll, or Mut­terer, Grumbler?

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Muter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muter (Marathi: मुटेर्, Oriya: ମୁେଟର, Russian: Мутер) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as: Müter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muter? popularity and diffusion

Muter is the 265,691st most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,950,778 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 31 percent of Muter live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 925,156th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 104 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 931,771. In The United States Muter is primarily found in: Michigan, where 24 percent live, Ohio, where 23 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Muter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Muter last name rose 1,496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 290 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Muter surname are 10.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Muter earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning R 246,276 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $63,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müter93201/
Mutter917,431/
Muster913,936/
Meuter912,108/
Muther911,283/
Mauter91758/
Mouter91631/
Mutert91456/
Mutere91102/
Muiter9177/
Mudter9127/
Mutier9117/
Mueter9116/
Muteer917/
Muzter914/
Muhter914/
Muyter911/
Muteir910/
Mute892,428/
Moutier831,717/
Mustert83196/
Muether83151/
Moutter83123/
Muthert83121/
Musterd83108/
Meuther8396/
Mouster8386/
Mouther8354/
Musther8347/
Muehter8338/
Mushter8313/
Muetter8313/
Musster8313/
Mauster8312/
Muthere8312/
Mautier8311/
Muszter838/
Meutter833/
Meutier833/
Mauther833/
Musteir832/
Moutere832/
Mautter832/
Mauteer831/
Muteere831/
Mutherr831/
Muthier831/
Muchter831/
Muttere831/
Muttier831/
Mudther831/
Mustere831/
Meuster831/
Mouteer830/
Mutther830/
Musteer830/
Muitier830/
Muister830/
Mutie8022,191/
Maute808,553/
Muthe807,524/
Mutei802,201/
Mutea801,856/
Mhute801,827/
Mutir801,657/
Miter801,411/
Mutte801,107/
Mutej801,027/
Mgute80995/
Muste80820/
Mutez80600/
Moute80520/
Moter80447/
Muteh80284/
Mutre80230/
Muteu80217/
Mutee80194/
Meute80184/
Muite80132/
Muute8084/
Mutet8076/
Mutey8052/
Mutes8023/
'Mute8018/
Muted8017/
Mutge8017/
Mudte8013/
Mutje802/
Muhte801/
Mmute801/
Muschter77825/
Mouthier7711/
Muithere775/
Moutheer774/
Musterph771/
Mauthier771/
Mouttier771/
Mutehere771/
Muthherr771/
Muddther771/
Mutheart770/
Muttheir770/
Mutheu7336,916/
Muthee7320,989/
Motter735,618/
Mitter734,780/
Mauthe731,988/
Moutte731,665/
Mustea731,414/
Mutair731,259/
Mouthe731,233/
Mother731,029/
Moutet73970/
Müther73685/
Mahute73637/
Moutei73594/
Moutie73491/
Mautes73223/
Moutee73215/
Muthei73190/
Mutthe73174/
Muthie73161/
Mautre73155/
Motier73126/
Muthep73126/
Mütter73104/
Mooter7399/
Muthet7395/
Mustey7393/
Muthre7385/
Mustir7384/
Mautte7378/
Moutes7360/
Muttea7353/
Mustet7347/
Mautey7344/
Mustee7339/
Mutire7337/
Muttes7335/
Muttei7329/
Mutije7327/
Mautie7324/
Meutes7323/
Muiste7323/
Muttee7322/
Muthea7322/
Muiteh7321/
Mither7320/
Muttie7319/
Mieter7315/
Muthhe7313/
Muthir7312/
Muhtir7311/
Moutez7310/
Midter739/
Muithe739/
Moutir739/
Mutesh737/
Mouteh737/
Mouste737/
Mutehe736/
Meutey736/
Mustes735/
Muttey735/
Mautei735/
Moutea735/
Mutets734/
Muthey734/
Mmuthe734/
Muutet734/
Muchte734/
Moteer734/
Mihter733/
Mutiea733/
Mohute733/
Moutre733/
Musted733/
Muttez733/
Muhteu733/
Mushte732/
Muttir732/
Meutte732/
Mautir732/
Mutoir732/
Mühter732/
Műther732/
Mautea732/
Mutess732/
Mguteh732/
Muttet731/
Mitear731/
Mhutre731/
Motear731/
Muuthe731/
Muutir731/
Mutejh731/
Muthed731/
Muthjr731/
Mustte731/
Mudthe731/
Meuthe731/
Mutteu731/
Mautez731/
Maudte731/
Mautee731/
Mouhte731/
Motehr731/
Meuste731/
Meuteh731/
Meutei731/
Mujtir731/
Muhtie731/
Mutesj731/
Mmutie731/
Mutieh731/
Muteas731/
Muitee731/
Moeter731/
Mmuste731/
Muhtes731/
Mustez731/
Muteet731/
Mitier731/
Muitte730/
Miteir730/
Moterr730/
Mutterová713/
Mote6772,143/
Muta6720,186/
Muti6718,463/
Moutair6718,011/
Mottier673,133/
Muththe67910/
Mouttet67832/
Mitteer67195/
Mushtei67182/
Muty67152/
Moustir67138/
Miether67131/
Moustey67113/
Mushtey6788/
Moutoir6749/
Mauthes6748/
Muitire6743/
Mahutte6737/
Mothier6729/
Mahutie6729/
Mousted6727/
Moutheu6727/
Muttett6725/
Muhtair6725/
Muthead6724/
Muthair6724/
Mustair6717/
Muteeyi6712/
Mouthey6711/
Musteat6711/
Mustets678/
Mouthie677/
Muttesh676/
Mudthir676/
Muthesh675/
Mutaire675/
Motteir675/
Muttepp674/
Mouteeh674/
Muthoir674/
Motherr674/
Muttair673/
Mauthei672/
Musteph672/
Moustes672/
Modther672/
Mutheee672/
Mittier671/
Moother671/
Mutteth671/
Muthtte671/
Mutj671/
Moetter671/
Mouthee671/
Maustet671/
M'Moute671/
M'Mutea671/
Mouteha671/
Moutheh671/
Moutire671/
Moustet671/
Moustte671/
Mietter671/
Mithier671/
Mittter671/
Mushtee671/
Mushtet671/
Mutaaye671/
Muthire671/
Muthteu671/
Moudtie671/
Muthtee671/
Mutthee671/
Muttheu671/
Mutuire671/
Mustedt670/
Mauthey670/
Mauchte670/
Musteed670/
Muttire670/
Mouthed670/
Mustead670/
Mitther670/

Muter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muter in the Oriya language
ମୁେଟରmuetara-
Muter in the Marathi language
मुटेर्muter66.67
मुितरmuitara33.33
Muter in the Russian language
Мутерmuter-

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