Wherter Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Wherter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wherter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wherter (10) may also be a first name.

Wherter Last Name Facts

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

Wherter is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wherter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wherter live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world, held by 10 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 33 percent reside, Arizona, where 22 percent reside and Alabama, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

Wherter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wherter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wherter surname increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wherter Last Name Statistics demography

Wherter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whearter930/
Werter92302/
Huerter86682/
Woerter8676/
Whorter8645/
Whirter8615/
Hberter861/
Waerter861/
Wertier860/
Weerter860/
Wertter860/
Wharter860/
Weireter80143/
Weyreter80106/
Wuertter808/
Houerter804/
Wertheir801/
Werthier800/
Warter771,373/
Wörter77282/
Verter77176/
Berter77165/
Wreter777/
Wärter773/
Wirter772/
Worter772/
Weyhreter7554/
Weihreter7515/
Weiretter7511/
Werterová751/
Vertier7147/
Weihretter7124/
Vierter711/
Vertere711/
Warhter711/
Bertear711/
Worhter710/
Worrter710/
Verthier6781/
Berthear670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wherter
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