View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Wolters Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wolters is found most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolters? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 17,281^st most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,317 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wolters are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275^th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 14,687 people, or 1 in 5,481. In Germany Wolters is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found and Bremen, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wolters is found in 59 countries. It also occurs 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 bearing the Wolters surname expanded 1,347 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 Republicans than the national average, with 71.62% registered with the 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.