Wolter Surname

11,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wolter Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Walter (rule, folk).

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Wolter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany34,9031:2,307209
United States6,4491:56,2046,701
Brazil1,3441:159,2816,146
Australia5101:52,9336,534
France4801:138,38121,255
Poland4681:81,21512,604
Netherlands4421:38,2066,457
Luxembourg3681:1,578166
Canada3071:120,01812,640
Denmark2951:19,1351,901
Argentina1941:220,32718,124
Tanzania1701:311,42123,787
Sweden1661:59,3184,556
Belgium1451:79,28712,505
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Israel991:86,44110,271
England641:870,59545,570
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Chile461:382,96710,457
Aruba421:2,464355
Norway421:122,43516,038
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Austria271:315,38635,058
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5091:98,66110,028

Wolter (3,913) may also be a first name.

Wolter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Walter (rule, folk).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

One origin of the surname Walters comes from the name Walter or Wolter from what is today Germany. The name comes from the root word, wald, which refers to ruling and having an army.

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Wolter Last Name Facts

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

Wolter (Arabic: فولتر, Hindi: वाल्टर) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,899th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 154,368 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wolter live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wolter is also the 111,978th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,913 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 34,903 people, or 1 in 2,307. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Wolter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolter last name increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 337 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wolter last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Wolter are 22.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning €35,368 per year; in Norway they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning 295,280 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 162.9% more than the national average, earning R 624,744 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $55,571 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolther92163/
Wollter92155/
Woltert9238/
Woltter9227/
Woolter925/
Woltger924/
Woulter922/
Woltier922/
Woelter920/
Wolterz920/
D'Wolter861/
Wohllter860/
Walter83273,550/
Bolter832,045/
Volter831,215/
Uolter8336/
Wulter8316/
Woltär833/
Woltre831/
Wálter831/
Wolterová8011/
Walther7767,085/
Boulter776,242/
Bolther77137/
Voelter77121/
Waltier7799/
Waltter7786/
Voltier7744/
Wallter7736/
Voltere7727/
Volther7718/
Walterz7716/
Bollter7714/
Waulter7714/
Wahlter7712/
Boylter779/
Whalter777/
Wualter775/
Waltesr775/
Voulter774/
Walterr774/
Walhter773/
Walteer771/
Volteur771/
Walterh771/
Waalter771/
Boolter771/
Waltere771/
Waltehr770/
Walteur770/
Boilter770/
Woltair770/
Whelter770/
Wulther770/
Voltert770/
Walthert71558/
Walthier71126/
Waltheer7155/
Waultier7144/
Wallther7115/
Volterre7112/
Waltherr715/
Woltaire714/
Waltther711/
Volthier711/
Walthere711/
D'Walter711/
Boulterr711/
Waslther711/
Walterre711/
Voultier711/
Volteire711/
Wwalther710/
Wheulter710/
Waltheur710/
Boulther710/
Valter6710,291/
Balter672,711/
Bulter671,244/
Walterová67928/
Bülter67859/
Vulter6743/
Volterová6742/
Waltre6728/
Walterova6712/
Volterova678/
Woltärová674/
Wahaltere672/
Waltir672/
Wãltér671/
Válter671/
Whellther671/
Voltre671/
Voltér671/
Waltheart670/

Wolter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wolter in the Hindi language
वाल्टरvaltara-
Wolter in the Arabic language
فولترfwltr-

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Wolter Reference & Research

Walters DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Walters FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolter
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