Wakter Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wakter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wakter (40) may also be a first name.

Wakter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakter is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wakter.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Wakter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wakter live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wakter is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 40 people.

The surname Wakter is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,302,849. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 94 percent live and Alberta, where 6 percent live. Besides Canada this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

Wakter Last Name Statistics demography

Wakter earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wackter929/
Waikter921/
Wakther921/
Wagter83834/
Wacter8364/
Vakter8348/
Wekter835/
Waktre831/
Vakhter7784/
Weckter7726/
Wacther775/
Waecter772/
Bakteir771/
Waigter770/
Bakhtehr7144/
Baakhter711/
Baukhter711/
Bakhteyr711/
Bakhteir711/
Baktır671,166/
Wegter67385/
Bacter67153/
Vacter6747/
Vekter675/
Vaktir673/
Bagter672/
Waqtir671/
Vagter671/
Vokter671/
Wocter670/

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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 Wakter
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