Pulter Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pulter Surname Definition:

= Poulter, q.v.

William le Pulter.—Lanc. Rental, A.D. 1322.

Pulter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1851:435,16539,058
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pulter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Poulter, q.v.

William le Pulter.—Lanc. Rental, A.D. 1322.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pulter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulter (Russian: Пультер) is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulter? popularity and diffusion

Pulter is the 766,190th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pulter live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Pulter is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 435,165. In Germany Pulter is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Brandenburg, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Pulter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pulter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pulter surname increased 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pulter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pulter last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Pulter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulter928,657/
Paulter92124/
Pultier9294/
Pul'ter921/
Pulte91522/
Poultier86511/
Peultier86432/
Paulteer862/
Polter831,132/
Pultee8354/
Pultea8347/
Pultie839/
Paulte832/
Pultir831/
Pulthe831/
Pultey830/
Pulterová8017/
Paultre77377/
Poltier7796/
Pollter7728/
Paultes7718/
Pulthee779/
Poelter776/
Paultte772/
Poolter772/
Poultre771/
Poultet771/
Philter770/
Polterz770/
Polte731,319/
Pulta73405/
Pulti73349/
Pulty734/
Pullteap7131/
Polthier7117/
Philteur711/
Poultets710/
Poltee67173/
Pultay67119/
Poltie6717/
Paulti677/
Pullti675/
Poulta674/
Paulty674/
Poltey673/
Pultip671/
Poltea671/
Poulty671/
Paultj671/
Paulta671/

Pulter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulter in the Russian language
Пультерpulter-

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