Wächter Surname
Approximately 11,045 people bear this surname
Wächter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,119 | 1:7,956 | 993 |
| Switzerland | 509 | 1:16,135 | 2,641 |
| Austria | 271 | 1:31,422 | 5,063 |
| Hungary | 48 | 1:204,506 | 17,202 |
| Finland | 32 | 1:171,772 | 15,201 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Wachter (22,260) are calculated separately.
Wächter Demographics
Average Wächter Salary in
South Africa
R 389,340
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wächter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wächter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wächter occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Wachter. Click here for other potential spellings of Wächter.
How Common Is The Last Name Wächter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 46,905th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 659,805 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wächter live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Wächter is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 10,119 people, or 1 in 7,956. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 5 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.
Wächter Last Name Statistics demography
Wächter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.84% more than the national average, earning R 389,340 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachter | 95 | 22,260 | / |
| Wechter | 86 | 1,201 | / |
| Wichter | 86 | 380 | / |
| Wochter | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wächterová | 82 | 23 | / |
| Waechter | 80 | 4,929 | / |
| Weachter | 80 | 189 | / |
| Woechter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wichther | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiechter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weichter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weuchter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetchter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wachtter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weacheter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bechter | 71 | 1,568 | / |
| Vachter | 71 | 474 | / |
| Vechter | 71 | 172 | / |
| Wechterová | 71 | 72 | / |
| Vichter | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bichter | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vochter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beichter | 67 | 114 | / |
| Viechter | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bichtter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bechtter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bechtehr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bechtear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wejter | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vechterová | 59 | 27 | / |
| Vychterová | 59 | 15 | / |
| Vichterová | 59 | 5 | / |
| Vechterova | 59 | 3 | / |
| Vichterova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vekhter | 57 | 216 | / |
| Vikhter | 57 | 43 | / |
| Vykhter | 57 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wächter
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