Wichter Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Wichter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 253 | 1:318,203 | 31,987 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Wichter Demographics
Wichter Political Affiliation
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Wichter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wichter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wichter occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wichter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 754,238th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname Wichter is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wichter live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Wichter is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 318,203. In Germany Wichter is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 54 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Saarland, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.
Wichter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wichter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wichter surname expanded 647 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wichter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wichter are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.
Wichter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.83% more than the national average, earning $50,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiechter | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wichther | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wischter | 93 | 0 | / |
| Weichter | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wicter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wächter | 86 | 11,045 | / |
| Wechter | 86 | 1,201 | / |
| Wuchter | 86 | 382 | / |
| Vichter | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bichter | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wicther | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wishter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weicter | 86 | 0 | / |
| Weachter | 80 | 189 | / |
| Beichter | 80 | 114 | / |
| Viechter | 80 | 41 | / |
| Weschter | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wechster | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bichtter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bischter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetchter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weuchter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wister | 77 | 805 | / |
| Victer | 77 | 497 | / |
| Wecter | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wizter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wixter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weacheter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bechter | 71 | 1,568 | / |
| Büchter | 71 | 1,058 | / |
| Weister | 71 | 413 | / |
| Wiester | 71 | 176 | / |
| Vechter | 71 | 172 | / |
| Wuister | 71 | 109 | / |
| Wechterová | 71 | 72 | / |
| Wisther | 71 | 43 | / |
| Vikhter | 71 | 43 | / |
| Weixter | 71 | 40 | / |
| Wächterová | 71 | 23 | / |
| Waister | 71 | 12 | / |
| Whister | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vichterová | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wehster | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vichterova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Victerz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weshter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woister | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wisster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wuijster | 67 | 164 | / |
| Wisteard | 67 | 70 | / |
| Veishter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vecthter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weistert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bechtter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bechtehr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bechtear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Betchter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whistter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitster | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wichter
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