Volter Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Estonia

Volter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3141:31,2623,420
Russia2781:518,42847,397
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Ukraine981:464,51754,315
Kazakhstan711:249,04921,962
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Sweden231:428,12030,474
England231:2,422,52489,093
Czechia221:483,34051,393
France221:3,019,215204,848
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Voltér (1) are calculated separately.

Volter (541) may also be a first name.

Volter Last Name Facts

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

Volter (Georgian: ვოლტერ, Hindi: वाल्टर, Marathi: टेर, Russian: Вольтер) is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Voltér. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volter is the 310,170th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,997,980 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Volter live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 26 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Volter is also the 362,348th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 541 people.

The surname Volter is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 31,262. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 32 percent reside, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 29 percent reside and Pest County, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Volter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Volter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Volter surname grew 417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (65%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Volter surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Volter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $38,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voltér941/
Voltier9244/
Voltere9227/
Volther9218/
Voulter924/
Volteur921/
Voltert920/
Volte91212/
Volterre8612/
Volteire861/
Voultier861/
Volthier861/
Wolter8347,209/
Valter8310,291/
Bolter832,045/
Voltes83200/
Folter83167/
Uolter8336/
Voltea8324/
Voltey832/
Voltre831/
Voltez831/
Válter831/
Voilte831/
Vollte831/
Voltge830/
Volterová8042/
Volterova808/
Boulter776,242/
Valtere771,718/
Valtier77610/
Foltier77387/
Wolther77163/
Wollter77155/
Bolther77137/
Volteas7752/
Vaulter7742/
Woltert7738/
Woltter7727/
Voltech7716/
Bollter7714/
Valther7710/
Voltair779/
Boylter779/
Foulter778/
Valtter776/
Vuoltee776/
Woolter775/
Woltger774/
Valtger774/
Val'ter773/
Voltire772/
Woulter772/
Woltier772/
Vallter771/
Vaalter771/
Boltier771/
Voltoir771/
Mpolter771/
Boolter771/
Foolter770/
Foilter770/
Boilter770/
Folterd770/
Boltere770/
Wolterz770/
Voltehrova755/
Bolte7312,099/
Volta734,598/
Valte731,915/
Wolte73228/
Volti73103/
Volty7327/
Voltá733/
Voltaire7112,661/
Foultier71217/
Boultier7116/
Valthier7115/
Vuhalter718/
Valtierr715/
Voilette714/
Volltedt711/
Valltter711/
D'Wolter711/
Boulterr711/
Boulther710/
Wohllter710/
Walter67273,550/
Falter675,406/
Balter672,711/
Valterová67515/
Voltti67115/
Voltis67103/
Woltje6787/
Valterova6779/
Boulte6776/
Valtee6761/
Valtre6740/
Valtes6735/
Boltey6722/
Folterová6719/
Valtez6719/
Boltei6716/
Woltes6713/
Boltea6712/
Wolterová6711/
Voltio679/
Boldte677/
Boltre674/
Voltyrova674/
Woltge673/
Woltär673/
Valtie673/
Vaalte673/
Boltee672/
Valthe672/
Foltre671/
Voltairre671/
Woltep671/
Woltre671/
Valtea671/
Valteu671/
Valtierrz671/
Boltte671/
Woltee671/
Wálter671/
Valtey671/
Voolta671/
Voltay671/
Voltha671/
Voltérová671/
Voltés671/
Voltiz671/
Volthaire671/
Woltey670/
Boylte670/
Bolthe670/
Woldte670/

Volter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volter in the Georgian language
ვოლტერvolter-
Volter in the Hindi language
वाल्टरvaltara-
Volter in the Marathi language
टेरtera-
Volter in the Russian language
Вольтерvolter-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volter
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