Putter Surname

84,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Putter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,4601:12,1471,515
Netherlands5531:30,5375,068
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
England871:640,43737,483
Canada721:511,74443,418
France461:1,443,972140,296
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
India121:63,922,115578,870
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Pütter (1,102) are calculated separately.

Putter (59) may also be a first name.

Putter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Putter (Hindi: पुट्टुर, Russian: Путтер) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pütter. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Putter? popularity and diffusion

Putter is the 84,460th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,273,824 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Putter are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 59 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,460 people, or 1 in 12,147. In South Africa Putter is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 43 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Putter exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Putter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Putter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Putter last name increased 1,765 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 458 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Putter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Putter surname are 20.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Putter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.82% more than the national average, earning R 382,164 per year; in United States they earn 15.62% more than the national average, earning $49,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.62% more than the national average, earning $66,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pütter941,102/
Puetter9271/
Puttere9216/
Pautter9210/
Puttert922/
Phutter921/
Poutter920/
Puttier920/
Putte91439/
Puter91252/
Pouttier864/
Potter83176,050/
Pitter835,364/
Puster83594/
Putere83349/
Pauter83288/
Puttre83149/
Puttie83140/
Peuter8376/
Putier8360/
Putthe8347/
Puttee8333/
Pautte8332/
Peutte8319/
Pouter837/
Pueter837/
Puttet836/
Puttep835/
Putted834/
Puther834/
Puttes833/
Poutte832/
Puitte831/
Phutte831/
Pótter831/
Puiter831/
Pudter831/
Puttey830/
Putger830/
Pute801,623/
Putterová808/
Pottier7717,998/
Poutier77695/
Pittier77517/
Poetter77456/
Puister77350/
Peuster77256/
Putteet77117/
Pautier7778/
Puthier7765/
Pietter7755/
Pfauter7751/
Puchter7749/
Puszter7741/
Pitterr7718/
Pautere7717/
Peutere7715/
Pushter7715/
Putthep7714/
Pouster779/
Pfutere779/
Pauster779/
Potterr775/
Peutert773/
Puttett773/
Puteher773/
Phuttee773/
Putteea772/
Putthea771/
Pouther771/
Phitter771/
Pitteur771/
Püttger771/
Puetier771/
Putertì771/
Puthear771/
Poutere771/
Phuttey771/
Putteep771/
Putthed771/
Pfuster770/
Pusterd770/
Potteer770/
Pautert770/
Pitther770/
Pottear770/
Photter770/
Putta7338,200/
Putti7313,940/
Puteh737,965/
Piter737,234/
Paute732,443/
Putty731,225/
Poter731,165/
Potte73797/
Putit73607/
Pfute73592/
Putge73540/
Putre73322/
Putet73317/
Peute73270/
Poute73250/
Puite73201/
Puste73127/
Putje73103/
Putei7381/
Phute7355/
Putes7353/
Putyr7349/
Putey7341/
Putir7337/
Puthe7334/
Putie7331/
Putea7327/
Puted7311/
Putee739/
Puteš735/
Putej731/
Puute731/
Putez731/
Püter731/
Puyte731/
Pouthier71819/
Pauthier71709/
Phutthet71163/
Puterová71130/
Peuthert7181/
Paushter7137/
Potthier7136/
Poushter7126/
Puterova7119/
Phutthep7117/
Pfeuster7117/
Pujszter7111/
Pausther7110/
Pietteyr711/
D'Potter711/
Phutthes711/
Phottier710/
Pauttets710/
Potier6717,994/
Pieter675,382/
Pither671,688/
Pottie671,509/
Puttha67978/
Phutti67654/
Poutre67643/
Pautre67634/
Pautet67568/
Pauthe67506/
Poette67433/
Pooter67323/
Pauste67189/
Pouthe67188/
Poutet67161/
Puttaa67126/
Putire6785/
Poeter6781/
Pudted6781/
Potear6762/
Puthet6761/
Pustea6759/
Phutta6749/
Pitier6747/
Pother6746/
Putehe6739/
Pautes6738/
Peutet6735/
Putthi6735/
Puitti6735/
Phuthe6734/
Pütger6734/
Poutei6733/
Pouyte6729/
Pustet6729/
Pottey6725/
Puthea6725/
Pfotte6725/
Putieh6724/
Puuste6721/
Puttay6718/
Pautea6718/
Phiter6715/
Poterr6714/
Pustey6714/
Pushte6713/
Puteuh6713/
Poutta6713/
Pautie6712/
Phuteh6712/
Pusthe6710/
Puthir679/
Puiste678/
Puttoj677/
Puttai677/
Piteur677/
Pustei677/
Phutej676/
Poteer675/
Pottee675/
Phutit675/
Phuted675/
Puutti674/
Peutes674/
Puhterova674/
Phutie673/
Puitta673/
Puștea673/
Pustep673/
Pittir672/
Poutie672/
Pautey672/
Poutes672/
Ppiter672/
Puttui672/
Piteer672/
Puttis672/
Pouteh672/
Pūtere672/
Poteir671/
Potteh671/
Pottir671/
Pautit671/
Pautty671/
Pusted671/
Pustej671/
Pustir671/
Puteet671/
Puteih671/
Puthed671/
Puthey671/
Puthit671/
Puthta671/
Putitt671/
Putthy671/
Puttit671/
Puttiy671/
Puitei671/
Pfiter671/
Pfoute671/
Pgutti671/
Photte671/
Phutge671/
Puteah671/
Poutee671/
Peutie671/
Peutre671/
Pihter671/
Putytė671/
Putoit671/
Puttio671/
Puztes671/
Putheh671/
Pouteu671/
Poutge671/
Poutée671/
Puthre671/
Poutty671/
Phutee671/
Phutet671/
Puthep671/
Puteha671/
Puuteh671/
Puttip671/
Puttti671/
Podter671/
Puchte670/
Puttoy670/
Phutty670/

Putter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Putter in the Hindi language
पुट्टुरputtura-
Putter in the Russian language
Путтерputter-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Putter
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