Wilter Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Wilter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103 | 1:487,560 | 34,505 |
Wilter (7,507) may also be a first name.
Wilter Demographics
Average Wilter Salary in
United States
$32,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wilter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wilter occurs most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,011,991st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Wilter reside; 31 percent reside in East Africa and 31 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 74,173rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 7,507 people.
The last name Wilter is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya Wilter is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 97 percent live, Bungoma County, where 1 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.
Wilter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wilter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilter surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wilter Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wilter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning 333,488 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 103.51% more than the national average, earning R 483,612 per year and in United States they earn 24.1% less than the national average, earning $32,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willter | 92 | 19 | / |
| Wilther | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wailter | 92 | 8 | / |
| Wiltter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wiltger | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weilter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Whilter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wlter | 91 | 4 | / |
| Whiltere | 86 | 0 | / |
| Welter | 83 | 27,236 | / |
| Wälter | 83 | 434 | / |
| Vilter | 83 | 344 | / |
| Bilter | 83 | 125 | / |
| Wölter | 83 | 28 | / |
| Wlther | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wiltre | 83 | 0 | / |
| Welther | 77 | 737 | / |
| Waelter | 77 | 49 | / |
| Wellter | 77 | 20 | / |
| Billter | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wälther | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wealter | 77 | 4 | / |
| Whylter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weltter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Viltere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiltire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woelter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weltier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wilttre | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whelter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vlter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wealther | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wilthire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vilteard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waelther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belter | 67 | 4,012 | / |
| Bölter | 67 | 1,293 | / |
| Velter | 67 | 870 | / |
| Bülter | 67 | 859 | / |
| Völter | 67 | 320 | / |
| Viltre | 67 | 182 | / |
| Biltir | 67 | 31 | / |
| Weltre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Welterova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weltir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vltetr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vllter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whellther | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wilter
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