Voelter Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Voelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Voelter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voelter is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. Voelter occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Voelter live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Voelter is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 84 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Voelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Voelter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voelter surname expanded 671 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voelter Last Name Statistics demography

Voelter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $46,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velter92870/
Voelte9219/
Boelter863,253/
Velther866/
Veltier865/
Voulter864/
Vealter860/
Ouelter860/
Woelter860/
Vlter831/
Veltheer80104/
Velthier802/
Boellter801/
Voultier801/
Volthier801/
Boeldter800/
Wolter7747,209/
Welter7727,236/
Belter774,012/
Felter773,788/
Veltre771,200/
Vilter77344/
Völter77320/
Boelte77215/
Vulter7743/
Vllter771/
Vltetr771/
Voelti771/
Veltir771/
Veglitter753/
Velterová751/
Boeltther750/
Boulter716,242/
Welther71737/
Vletter71267/
Wolther71163/
Woeltje71158/
Wollter71155/
Vultier7189/
Belther7180/
Waelter7149/
Woeltge7145/
Vaulter7142/
Woltter7127/
Wellter7120/
Huelter7117/
Boylter719/
Woolter715/
Beulter715/
Wealter714/
Beltter713/
Woltier712/
Baelter712/
Woulter712/
Felther712/
Weltter711/
Behlter711/
Phelter711/
Fehlter711/
Vaylter711/
Weilter711/
Viltere711/
Bealter711/
Boilter710/
Wolterz710/
Weltier710/
Beilter710/
Fellter710/
Vaultier67577/
Wealther675/
Wlter674/
Boulterr671/
D'Wolter671/
Waelther671/
Vilteard671/
Belteher671/
Wheulter670/
Faaelter670/
Beltther670/
Boulther670/

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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
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  • 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 Voelter
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