Weeter Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

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

Weeter Surname User-submission:

The Weeter surname is a derivation of the Anglo-Saxon surname Witter. Witter surname first appeared in the United States in the early 1700s, but due to poor pronunciation and reading skills, the name was misspelled multiple times, finally being written in the U.

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Weeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4271:848,85064,722
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Weeter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Weeter surname is a derivation of the Anglo-Saxon surname Witter. Witter surname first appeared in the United States in the early 1700s, but due to poor pronunciation and reading skills, the name was misspelled multiple times, finally being written in the U.S. Census as Weeter in the early 1800s.

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Weeter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weeter is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weeter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Weeter is the 688,723rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Weeter live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 848,850. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Iowa, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States Weeter exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Weeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weeter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weeter last name rose 2,669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weeter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weeter last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

Weeter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,477 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheeter9210/
Weester922/
Weether921/
Weehter920/
Weter91472/
Wehester861/
Wetter836,899/
Weiter83667/
Wetere83356/
Wieter83274/
Beeter83232/
Veeter8323/
Wether8317/
Wehter8313/
Weater837/
Wueter835/
Weuter835/
Waeter834/
Weterr834/
Weyter833/
Wedter831/
Weettr831/
Weteer831/
Wejter831/
Woeter831/
Wheter830/
Wetier830/
Wheater77972/
Whetter77627/
Weather77361/
Westert77118/
Weitere7785/
Wejster7752/
Weitert7750/
Whether7723/
Beether7722/
Wetther7721/
Weatter7715/
Wuetter7713/
Wietter7712/
Wethere7710/
Wettere779/
Weither778/
Wesster776/
Woetter773/
Wehster772/
Wuether771/
Wiehter771/
Wieterz771/
Weatehr771/
Wesdter771/
Westeir771/
Westere771/
Wiether771/
Waehter771/
Wethier771/
Wwester771/
Beetter771/
Weterth771/
Veetter771/
Westear770/
Weitter770/
Wettier770/
Wetherd770/
Whieter770/
Westerr770/
Water7311,690/
Veter734,859/
Beter731,766/
Witer73363/
Ueter73266/
Woter7346/
Wetir7334/
Wyter734/
Wietr734/
Wethr732/
Weitr731/
Weachter71189/
Wheather7115/
Weschter7115/
Weathere711/
Wheatter711/
Weistert711/
Weythier711/
Weterová711/
Wheaterr711/
Whettter711/
Weichter710/
Whettier710/
Whetherd710/
Whietier710/
Vetter6749,269/
Witter6712,380/
Vester677,523/
Vetere674,015/
Beyter672,610/
Better672,543/
Beiter672,271/
Watier671,279/
Wither67752/
Hueter67723/
Whiter67702/
Veater67611/
Watter67599/
Waiter67330/
Bether67291/
Vetier67202/
Beater67183/
Vieter67154/
Wetterová67120/
Veiter67103/
Wotter6780/
Wather6748/
Beteir6743/
Widter6742/
Weiterová6737/
Vehter6720/
Wäster6719/
Vejter6718/
Wohter6714/
Wahter6713/
Wotier6711/
Witere6710/
Wother678/
Witier678/
Voeter677/
Woyter676/
Hwater676/
Wojter676/
Veyter674/
Whater674/
Westrp673/
Wetterova673/
Uester672/
Wetayr672/
Wayter672/
Veuter672/
Wateer672/
Westjr672/
Wuiter671/
Wytter671/
Whoter671/
Veteer671/
Waater671/
Uetere671/
Vezter671/
Wietrz671/
Weiterova671/
Wajter671/
Wyhter671/
Wioter671/
Betear671/
Beteer671/
Woiter671/
Wihter671/
Weathertt670/
Uetter670/
Vedter670/
Witeur670/
Witeir670/
Vether670/

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