Around the globe, Malter (Malter 
, Mörtel 
, מלטר 
) is a rare principally boy's, but very seldom girly first name. The first name Malter is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Argentina, where it is a very rare boy's name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare largely feminine, but uncommonly male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil, and South Africa. More frequently, Malter is the last name as well as the forename.