Wolters Surname
Approximately 32,059 people bear this surname
Wolters Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,687 | 1:5,481 | 659 |
| Netherlands | 10,250 | 1:1,648 | 100 |
| United States | 5,052 | 1:71,746 | 8,298 |
| Canada | 524 | 1:70,316 | 8,055 |
| Belgium | 424 | 1:27,115 | 4,321 |
| Australia | 221 | 1:122,152 | 13,424 |
| France | 170 | 1:390,722 | 57,689 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Switzerland | 64 | 1:128,327 | 12,782 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 375 | 1:133,916 | 12,757 |
Wolters (41) may also be a first name.
Wolters Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Walters, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Walter (rule, folk).
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.
- slcgruntWolters Demographics
Average Wolters Salary in
United States
$47,544 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wolters Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolters Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolters occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolters? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,281st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,317 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Wolters live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most common given name at a global level It is held by 41 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 14,687 people, or 1 in 5,481. In Germany Wolters is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found and Bremen, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Wolters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wolters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolters surname rose 1,347 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wolters Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wolters last name are 24.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.62% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wolters earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.61% less than the national average, earning R 172,020 per year; in United States they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $47,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $48,526 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolthers | 93 | 633 | / |
| Wohlters | 93 | 28 | / |
| Wholters | 93 | 13 | / |
| Wolterse | 93 | 6 | / |
| Woulters | 93 | 2 | / |
| Woolters | 93 | 0 | / |
| Woltersch | 88 | 1 | / |
| Walters | 86 | 217,379 | / |
| Bolters | 86 | 93 | / |
| Volters | 86 | 58 | / |
| Uolters | 86 | 8 | / |
| Walthers | 80 | 1,192 | / |
| Waulters | 80 | 50 | / |
| Wallters | 80 | 36 | / |
| Voulters | 80 | 24 | / |
| Waltters | 80 | 9 | / |
| Volthers | 80 | 7 | / |
| Walter's | 80 | 5 | / |
| Walteers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waltersd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vwalters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walhters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wwalters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waltaers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boulters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whalters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahlters | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waltiers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waltears | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waulthers | 75 | 23 | / |
| D'Walters | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waltehers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valters | 71 | 865 | / |
| Bulters | 71 | 685 | / |
| Balters | 71 | 456 | / |
| Bülters | 71 | 27 | / |
| Waltors | 71 | 15 | / |
| Waltersová | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waltars | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walterssch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voltars | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walterschd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waltersche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaulters | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waltherzøe | 59 | 3 | / |
| Valtars | 57 | 8 | / |
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Wolters 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Wolters
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