Wolten Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England51:11,143,612252,590
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Woltén (2) are calculated separately.

Wolten (14) may also be a first name.

Wolten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolten is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Woltén. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Wolten is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Wolten reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wolten is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Wolten is most prevalent in: Bremen, where 63 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Wolten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolten Last Name Statistics demography

Wolten earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.56% less than the national average, earning $33,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woltén942/
Woolten924/
Woltien921/
Woldten921/
Woulten920/
Bolten833,717/
Walten83769/
Volten83136/
Woltin8334/
Wolting77770/
Bollten7726/
Vollten7716/
Boulten7713/
Waltien777/
Walthen774/
Waldten774/
Wolltin773/
Whelten773/
Boldten771/
Waltenn770/
Whalten770/
Waltn731/
Wallteng7113/
Woltemth711/
Wholting710/
Bulten671,035/
Boltin67734/
Voltin67290/
Bülten67183/
Waltin67127/
Balten67117/
Valten6759/
Boltnn6711/
Boltyn6710/
Waltem672/
Boultn671/
Waltyn670/
Vulten670/
Wasltn670/

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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 Wolten
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