Scalter Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Scalter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scalter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Scalter Last Name Facts

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

Scalter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scalter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scalter is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Scalter reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: Washington, where 67 percent live and North Carolina, where 33 percent live.

Scalter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scalter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schalter93143/
Salter9239,501/
Calter92208/
Scailteur88100/
Schaltter882/
Schalther881/
Saulter861,484/
Salteur8649/
Saltier866/
Saltter862/
Calteer862/
Caltter861/
Salther861/
Scaulte861/
Scaltte861/
Skalter860/
Sealter860/
Calther860/
Scolter860/
Scholter80180/
Saultier8074/
Salthier802/
D'Salter801/
Scoulter800/
Colter775,034/
Solter77688/
Zalter7749/
Scolte773/
Jalter772/
Scalti771/
Saltir771/
Caltir771/
Skalte770/
Schoulter751/
Scholtter751/
Scheilter750/
Scheaulte750/
Soulter7130/
Skaltje7123/
Zhalter7111/
Solther7110/
Jalther715/
Coolter714/
Collter713/
Coltter712/
Soltier711/
Seulter711/
Zahlter711/
Colther711/
Coylter711/
Seilter710/
Coulther6727/
Coullter674/
Skalltje673/
Joselter673/
Coultter673/
D'Colter671/
Dcoulter671/
Soultier670/

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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 Scalter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis