Whalter Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Argentina

Whalter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whalter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whalter (130) may also be a first name.

Whalter Last Name Facts

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

Whalter is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whalter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whalter is the 7,117,718th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 29 percent of Whalter reside; 29 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Whalter is also the 814,623rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 130 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent live and China, where 14 percent live.

Whalter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whalter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walter92273,550/
Wahaltere882/
Walther8667,085/
Waltier8699/
Waltter8686/
Wallter8636/
Walterz8616/
Waulter8614/
Wahlter8612/
Wailter868/
Waltesr865/
Wualter865/
Wealter864/
Walterr864/
Walhter863/
Walteer861/
Waltere861/
Walterh861/
Waalter861/
Walteur860/
Waltehr860/
Whelter860/
Walthert80558/
Walthier80126/
Waltheer8055/
Waultier8044/
Wallther8015/
Vuhalter808/
Waltherr805/
Wealther805/
Waltther801/
Walterre801/
Waslther801/
D'Walter801/
Walthere801/
Wohllter800/
Wwalther800/
Waltheur800/
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/
Baltter719/
Waltherová719/
Valtter716/
Woolter715/
Woltger714/
Valtger714/
Val'ter713/
Balteer713/
Waltherova712/
Woltier712/
Woulter712/
Waltirp712/
Ballter711/
Vallter711/
Bealter711/
Waltoir711/
Walthir711/
Balther711/
Weilter711/
Vaylter711/
Vaalter711/
Waltire710/
Baulter710/
Vealter710/
Wolterz710/
Vaultier67577/
Valthier6715/
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 Whalter
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