Wilter Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Norway

Wilter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Norway191:270,64728,127
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Wilter (7,507) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willter9219/
Wilther9210/
Wailter928/
Wiltter921/
Wiltger921/
Weilter921/
Whilter921/
Wlter914/
Whiltere860/
Welter8327,236/
Wälter83434/
Vilter83344/
Bilter83125/
Wölter8328/
Wlther831/
Wiltre830/
Welther77737/
Waelter7749/
Wellter7720/
Billter7712/
Wälther7712/
Wealter774/
Whylter772/
Weltter771/
Viltere771/
Wiltire771/
Woelter770/
Weltier770/
Wilttre770/
Whelter770/
Vlter731/
Wealther715/
Wilthire712/
Vilteard711/
Waelther711/
Belter674,012/
Bölter671,293/
Velter67870/
Bülter67859/
Völter67320/
Viltre67182/
Biltir6731/
Weltre674/
Welterova672/
Weltir671/
Vltetr671/
Vllter671/
Whellther671/

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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 Wilter
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