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Where Does The Last Name Schacht Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Schacht is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Schächt. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schacht? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 35,322^nd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 486,908 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schacht are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schacht is most common in Germany, where it is held by 9,829 people, or 1 in 8,191. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Schacht Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Schacht has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,109 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schacht Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Schacht last name are 12.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schacht earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning 306,344 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.82% more than the national average, earning R 313,260 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.71% more than the national average, earning $58,482 CAD per year.