Relter Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Relter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Relter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Relter (18) may also be a first name.

Relter Last Name Facts

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

Relter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Relter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Relter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Relter are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

Relter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Relter is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 40 percent live, Arkansas, where 20 percent live and Florida, where 20 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent live and Hungary, where 14 percent live.

Relter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Relter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Relter last name declined 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Relter Last Name Statistics demography

Relter earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reltter921/
Reltier920/
Relte9110/
Rlter910/
Relttger861/
Rilter831/
Reltey830/
Rylter830/
Rlte802/
Rilhter771/
Raelthe770/
Relta7323/
Relty732/
Rilte731/
Reeltech711/
Rylltter711/
Rielta67113/
Rielti6712/
Riolte675/
Rielty672/
Reltis670/
Rlta605/
Rlti602/
Rlty601/
Rilta555/
Rltjs551/
Rilty551/
Rletta501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Relter
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