Wacter Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Georgia

Wacter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wacter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wacter (13) may also be a first name.

Wacter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wacter occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Wacter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wacter are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Wacter is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 81 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Wacter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wacter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wacter last name grew 248 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wacter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wacter last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Wacter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.46% more than the national average, earning $52,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachter9222,260/
Wackter929/
Wacther925/
Weachter86189/
Wauchter8610/
Watchter864/
Wachtter860/
Wagter83834/
Bacter83153/
Vacter8347/
Wakter8336/
Wazter831/
Wocter830/
Vachter77474/
Bachter7740/
Huacter7724/
Vacther7716/
Wochter776/
Wakther771/
Wáchter771/
Waikter771/
Weicter770/
Wocther770/
Waigter770/
Wadster770/
Wadstier711/
Wachtstettr711/
Beactter710/
Woochter710/
Weichter710/
Bocter6772/
Vakter6748/
Bagter672/
Waqtir671/
Vagter671/
Waktre671/
Bactir671/
Wozter670/

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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 Wacter
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