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 more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly 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 surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Scarter is mostly found in: California, where 33 percent reside, Missouri, where 33 percent reside and Virginia, where 33 percent reside. Aside from The United States Scarter 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 frequency of Scarter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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
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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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