Welter Surname
Approximately 27,236 people bear this surname
Welter Surname Definition:
(German) Variants of Walter, q.v.; one who came from Welte (border), in Germany.
Welter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,632 | 1:9,326 | 1,169 |
| United States | 7,068 | 1:51,282 | 6,181 |
| Brazil | 6,010 | 1:35,620 | 1,474 |
| Luxembourg | 1,785 | 1:325 | 17 |
| France | 1,373 | 1:48,378 | 6,275 |
| Poland | 422 | 1:90,068 | 13,878 |
| Netherlands | 407 | 1:41,492 | 7,046 |
| Switzerland | 289 | 1:28,418 | 4,338 |
| Belgium | 275 | 1:41,806 | 6,850 |
| Argentina | 234 | 1:182,664 | 15,286 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Paraguay | 103 | 1:70,260 | 1,830 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Austria | 37 | 1:230,147 | 27,778 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Micronesia | 24 | 1:4,427 | 583 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 660 | 1:76,089 | 8,089 |
Welter (1,158) may also be a first name.
Welter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Variants of Walter, q.v.; one who came from Welte (border), in Germany.
Welter Demographics
Average Welter Salary in
United States
$46,414 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Welter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welter occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,077th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 267,570 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Welter are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Welter is also the 233,570th most frequent given name on earth, held by 1,158 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 8,632 people, or 1 in 9,326. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent are found and Saarland, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 22 percent are found.
Welter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Welter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welter last name increased 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Welter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Welter last name are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.2% being registered with the political party.
The amount Welter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.75% less than the national average, earning 260,414 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning R 326,292 per year; in United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,455 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welther | 92 | 737 | / |
| Waelter | 92 | 49 | / |
| Wellter | 92 | 20 | / |
| Wealter | 92 | 4 | / |
| Weltter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weilter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weltier | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woelter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Whelter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wlter | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wealther | 86 | 5 | / |
| Waelther | 86 | 1 | / |
| Belter | 83 | 4,012 | / |
| Velter | 83 | 870 | / |
| Wälter | 83 | 434 | / |
| Wilter | 83 | 251 | / |
| Wölter | 83 | 28 | / |
| Weltre | 83 | 4 | / |
| Weltir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wlther | 83 | 1 | / |
| Welterova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whellther | 80 | 1 | / |
| Voelter | 77 | 121 | / |
| Belther | 77 | 80 | / |
| Willter | 77 | 19 | / |
| Huelter | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wälther | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wilther | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wailter | 77 | 8 | / |
| Weltreh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Velther | 77 | 6 | / |
| Veltier | 77 | 5 | / |
| Beltter | 77 | 3 | / |
| Whylter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Behlter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiltger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiltter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whilter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouelter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weltherová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veltheer | 71 | 104 | / |
| Velthier | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belteher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beltther | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whiltere | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bölter | 67 | 1,293 | / |
| Veltre | 67 | 1,200 | / |
| Bülter | 67 | 859 | / |
| Vilter | 67 | 344 | / |
| Völter | 67 | 320 | / |
| Beltir | 67 | 225 | / |
| Bilter | 67 | 125 | / |
| Veglitter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Velterová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veltir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vltetr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vllter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiltre | 67 | 0 | / |
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Welter Reference & Research
Walters DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Walters FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Welter
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