Nolte Surname

13,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nolte Surname Definition:

“Little Arnold” (q.v.).

Nolte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany26,9431:2,988306
United States8,6281:42,0105,163
South Africa2,0911:25,9103,307
Australia6051:44,6215,621
Netherlands5051:33,4405,579
Canada2851:129,28313,464
Peru2761:115,1606,889
Argentina1241:344,70527,064
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
England851:655,50738,035
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Namibia561:43,0255,619
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Austria441:193,53324,446
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
France281:2,372,240182,981
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway131:395,56035,657
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Guam81:20,0153,029
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Finland61:916,11741,832
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
India51:153,413,076951,030
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4721:34,1164,083

The alternate forms: Nolté (7) are calculated separately.

Nolte (68) may also be a first name.

Nolte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Arnold” (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A contraction of Atten Holte, i.e. "at the Holt," or grove.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nolte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nolte (Arabic: نولت, Russian: Нольте) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Nolté. For other potential spellings of Nolte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,842nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 180,886 people. Nolte occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Nolte are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Nolte is also the 1,181,159th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 68 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 26,943 people, or 1 in 2,988. In Germany Nolte is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Nolte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nolte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 586 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 944 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nolte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nolte surname are 17.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nolte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.96% more than the national average, earning 349,386 kr per year; in Peru they earn 69.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,821 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.69% more than the national average, earning R 386,604 per year; in United States they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $43,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $56,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nolté937/
Noltes91280/
Nolter91247/
Noelte91237/
Noltee91116/
Noltie9180/
Noltet9118/
Noltey912/
Noltje912/
Noldte912/
Noltte911/
Noltge910/
Nolt893,039/
Noulter834/
Nolther832/
Noltesz831/
Noultie830/
Noylter830/
Nolta80389/
Nolty80160/
Noldt80121/
Nalte8099/
Noltz803/
Nolti803/
Nolth802/
Nolts802/
Noltt801/
Nulte801/
Nollttee771/
Naltet73190/
Nalter7348/
Nulter7347/
Noulta737/
Noilet737/
Nuolta734/
Naltes732/
Nohlty732/
Noulty732/
Nultey731/
Naltie730/
Noltch730/
Nultie730/
Naulte730/
Nultes730/
Noteld730/
Noltis730/
Noltay730/
Nold675,329/
Nolč67102/
Noillet6723/
Noltész6718/
Hønholt6715/
Noltsch6712/
Naultes674/
Nalt674/
Ngoltai672/
Ngallte671/
Nuilter671/
Naulter671/
Naltesd671/
Naultey670/

Nolte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nolte in the Russian language
Нольтеnolte-
Nolte in the Arabic language
نولتnwlt-

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