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

The surname Whalter is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whalter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found 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 commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 130 people.

The last name Whalter is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 50 percent reside and Lagos, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and China, where 14 percent reside.

Whalter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whalter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whalter last name contracted 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whalter
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