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Where Does The Last Name Polter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Polter (Hindi: पोलटर, Russian: Полтер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Polter is the 327,907^th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,437,761 people. The surname Polter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Polter reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Polter is also the 1,467,136^th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 161,011. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 22 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany Polter occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Polter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Polter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polter surname increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Polter surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Polter last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Polter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.04% less than the national average, earning R 37,920 per year; in United States they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $43,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $44,492 CAD per year.