Scarter Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turkey

Scarter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scarter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Scarter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scarter is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scarter.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarter? popularity and diffusion

Scarter is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Scarter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Scarter are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Scarter is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 33 percent reside, Missouri, where 33 percent reside and Virginia, where 33 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Scarter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scarter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scarter surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharter931/
Carter92665,686/
Sarter921,148/
Scarte923/
Schearter887/
Scharther882/
Stcharter881/
Sarteur86274/
Carther86197/
Sarther86146/
Cartter86125/
Sartier8679/
Carterr8617/
Carrter8616/
Carteer869/
Dcarter864/
Caarter863/
Hcarter862/
Xcarter862/
Tcarter862/
Skarter862/
Sartter861/
Scartet860/
Scarthe860/
Carteir860/
Saurter860/
Caurter860/
Cairter860/
Searter860/
Schorter80138/
D'Carter8010/
Sarthehr807/
Skarteur804/
Carrther801/
Cairterr801/
Corter771,016/
Sorter77644/
Scorte77246/
Zarter7774/
Scarti7723/
Cárter775/
Scarta775/
Cartir774/
Cartér771/
Sartir771/
Jarter770/
Schoorter751/
Sahartier751/
Scortea71405/
Sortier718/
Scortez713/
Scartti711/
Jarther711/
Corrter711/
Corteir711/
Corther711/
Cortter711/
Scartoa711/
Soorter711/
Zartier711/
Cordter710/
Corteer710/
Sorther710/
Sourter710/
Scourtes6746/
Scartich6714/
Sourther671/
Courteer671/
Schearty670/

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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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  • 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 Scarter
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