Walthers Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Walthers Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Walthari (rule, army).

Walthers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0841:334,37230,223
Canada731:504,73442,927
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Walthers (10) may also be a first name.

Walthers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Walthari (rule, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Walthers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walthers is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walthers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,885th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. The last name Walthers is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Walthers reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Walthers is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,084 people, or 1 in 334,372. In The United States Walthers is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Walthers is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Walthers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walthers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walthers surname increased 748 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walthers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walthers last name are 18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walthers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 179.66% more than the national average, earning R 664,584 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.3% more than the national average, earning $60,762 CAD per year.

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