Wolhuter Surname

236,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wolhuter Surname Definition:

“Forester”. (“Wald” or “Wold Huter” - guardian of the Wood in old Dutch.) See also Vorster.

Wolhuter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4831:36,5334,681
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
England331:1,688,42669,999
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Wolhüter (73) are calculated separately.

Wolhuter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Forester”. (“Wald” or “Wold Huter” - guardian of the Wood in old Dutch.) See also Vorster.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wolhuter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolhuter occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Wolhüter. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolhuter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 236,630th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,291,841 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wolhuter are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Wolhuter is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 36,533. In South Africa Wolhuter is most common in: Western Cape, where 36 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Wolhuter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolhuter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolhuter surname expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolhuter Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wolhuter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.13% more than the national average, earning R 311,604 per year and in United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year.

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