Vawter Surname

161,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Vawter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vawter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6251:138,08014,418
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Guam121:13,3432,098
Norway101:514,22941,629
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4271:117,60811,536

Vawter (10) may also be a first name.

Vawter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vawter occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vawter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,507th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,703,096 people. The surname Vawter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Vawter live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Vawter is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,625 people, or 1 in 138,080. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Guam, where 0 percent reside.

Vawter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vawter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vawter surname increased 615 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vawter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vawter surname are 29.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vawter earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning 412,836 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning $48,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.53% less than the national average, earning $39,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vawther922/
Vawterp921/
Vauwter921/
Vewter833/
Bawter832/
Vowter831/
Wofter6742/
Fowter675/
Wewter671/
Bafter671/
Wefter670/
Fafter670/
Wafter670/
Woofter62957/
Feafter622/
Woffter622/
Whafter621/
Faftert621/
Fofter5017/
Bobter501/
Baftir501/
Bofter500/

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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 Vawter
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