Surter Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Surter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Surter (52) may also be a first name.

Surter Last Name Facts

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

Surter is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Surter is the 3,882,373rd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Surter live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 52 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Surter is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Surter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Surter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Surter surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shurter92215/
Suurter926/
Surther921/
Sourter920/
Saurter920/
Surte91382/
Schurter861,202/
Shurtier862/
Sourther861/
Surtee83975/
Sorter83644/
Surtie83261/
Shurte83211/
Surtea83115/
Curter8338/
Suirte8316/
Sourte8312/
Surtet8311/
Surtes838/
Surthe837/
Schurtter8035/
Schurther801/
Schuerter801/
Shorter7713,656/
Surtees773,294/
Schurte7775/
Suurtee7742/
Ceurter7738/
Shirter7716/
Surtess7714/
Sortier778/
Szurtei777/
Currter771/
Curther771/
Curtter771/
Zurther771/
Surtesh771/
Soorter771/
Seurtey771/
Surthet771/
Suirtes771/
Surteez770/
Surteis770/
Shurtes770/
Caurter770/
Shurtie770/
Churter770/
Sorther770/
Surti7310,539/
Sorte738,697/
Surta731,171/
Surty73185/
Schorter71138/
Schaurte717/
Shortier716/
Zuerther714/
Shorther712/
Courteer711/
Sourthez711/
Ssurtees711/
Surtee's711/
Schurtes711/
Shirther710/
Shortter710/
Schirter710/
Shourtes710/
Shirteer710/
Shaurtie710/
Shorte67190/
Sourty67126/
Surthi67117/
Sorthe6796/
Surtha6786/
Suirta6776/
Shurti6776/
Sortie6775/
Şurtea6757/
Sourti6727/
Surtay6721/
Sortey6721/
Suirti6718/
Surtaj6716/
Shurta6716/
Sourta6712/
Surtai6711/
Saurty6711/
Surzti6711/
Surthy6710/
Sortea6710/
Surtii679/
Sortee678/
Saurta675/
Sortir675/
Surrti674/
Surtti674/
Sorteh674/
Surtis672/
Suhrti672/
Saurti672/
Churte672/
Szurta672/
Soerte672/
Cirter671/
Schoorter671/
Susrti671/
Surtta671/
Shurty671/
Curtir671/
Szorte671/
Schortier670/

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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 Surter
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