Wahlter Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wahlter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wahlter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahlter is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wahlter.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlter? popularity and diffusion

Wahlter is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wahlter live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wahlter is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Örebro County, where 63 percent reside, Halland County, where 13 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Wahlter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wahlter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahlter surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walter92273,550/
Wahaltere882/
Walther8667,085/
Waltier8699/
Waltter8686/
Wallter8636/
Walterz8616/
Waulter8614/
Wailter868/
Whalter867/
Waltesr865/
Wualter865/
Wealter864/
Walterr864/
Walhter863/
Walteer861/
Waltere861/
Walterh861/
Waalter861/
Walteur860/
Waltehr860/
Whelter860/
Walthert80558/
Walthier80126/
Waltheer8055/
Waultier8044/
Wallther8015/
Waltherr805/
Wealther805/
Waltther801/
Walthere801/
D'Walter801/
Waslther801/
Walterre801/
Wohllter800/
Waltheur800/
Wwalther800/
Wheulter800/
Wolter7747,209/
Valter7710,291/
Balter772,711/
Waltre7728/
Waltir772/
Wálter771/
Walterová75928/
Walterova7512/
Wealthier752/
Whellther751/
Waltheart750/
Valtere711,718/
Valtier71610/
Wolther71163/
Wollter71155/
Waltair71128/
Vaulter7142/
Woltert7138/
Waultre7131/
Woltter7127/
Walthre7116/
Valther7110/
Waltherová719/
Baltter719/
Valtter716/
Woolter715/
Woltger714/
Valtger714/
Val'ter713/
Balteer713/
Waltherova712/
Woltier712/
Woulter712/
Waltirp712/
Bealter711/
Vallter711/
Waltoir711/
Walthir711/
Balther711/
Weilter711/
Vaylter711/
Vaalter711/
Ballter711/
Waltire710/
Baulter710/
Vealter710/
Wolterz710/
Vaultier67577/
Valthier6715/
Vuhalter678/
Waltaire677/
Valtierr675/
Watlltir672/
D'Wolter671/
Valltter671/
Beaulter670/

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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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  • 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 Wahlter
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