Worter Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Worter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Worcester,' a corruption; v. Worcester.

1567. Buried — Abraham, son of Reynold Woster: St. Antholin (London).

1621. — Henry, s. John Woster: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Worter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Wörter (282) are calculated separately.

Worter (15) may also be a first name.

Worter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Worcester,' a corruption; v. Worcester.

1567. Buried — Abraham, son of Reynold Woster: St. Antholin (London).

1621. — Henry, s. John Woster: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1658. Married — John Watson and Alice Wooster: ibid.

1726. Baptised — John, s. Robert Wooster: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A corruption of Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Worcester (which see).

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Worter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worter is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Wörter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Worter are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Worter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wörter94282/
Woerter9276/
Whorter9245/
Worther9216/
Woorter920/
Worhter920/
Worrter920/
Woerther86177/
Worthier860/
Warter831,373/
Borter831,046/
Werter83302/
Vorter834/
Wärter833/
Wurter831/
Werther772,656/
Warther77326/
Voorter77137/
Wörther77136/
Borther7711/
Wherter7711/
Vorther777/
Warhter771/
Wartier771/
Wärther771/
Wuarter771/
Waerter771/
Wertier770/
Worthir770/
Wharter770/
Vortier770/
Vortter770/
Weerter770/
Wertter770/
Wurther770/
Waerther719/
Wuertter718/
Huortter715/
Warthere711/
Wertheir711/
Werthier710/
Barter677,769/
Verter67176/
Wartir67157/
Varter6732/
Börter6713/
Bärter676/
Burter675/
Bortir671/
Uarter671/

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