Wichter Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wichter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wichter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2531:318,20331,987
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Israel231:372,07130,321
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wichter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wichter is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wichter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 754,238th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name Wichter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wichter reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wichter is most commonly held 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. Other than Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Wichter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wichter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wichter last name rose 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiechter931/
Wichther931/
Wischter930/
Weichter930/
Wicter920/
Wächter8611,045/
Wechter861,201/
Wuchter86382/
Vichter868/
Bichter863/
Wicther861/
Wishter861/
Weicter860/
Weachter80189/
Beichter80114/
Viechter8041/
Weschter8015/
Wechster805/
Bichtter801/
Bischter800/
Wetchter800/
Weuchter800/
Wister77805/
Victer77497/
Wecter773/
Wizter771/
Wixter770/
Weacheter751/
Bechter711,568/
Büchter711,058/
Weister71413/
Wiester71176/
Vechter71172/
Wuister71109/
Wechterová7172/
Wisther7143/
Vikhter7143/
Weixter7140/
Wächterová7123/
Waister7112/
Whister719/
Vichterová715/
Wehster712/
Vichterova711/
Victerz710/
Weshter710/
Woister710/
Wisster710/
Wuijster67164/
Wisteard6770/
Veishter671/
Wehester671/
Vecthter671/
Weistert671/
Bechtter671/
Bechtehr670/
Bechtear670/
Betchter670/
Whistter670/
Whitster670/

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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 Wichter
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