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 surname Scarter is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scarter.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Scarter is predominantly found 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.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Scarter is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, Missouri, where 33 percent are found and Virginia, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Scarter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scarter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scarter last name declined 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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