178.81 ^cm

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

Schacht is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Schächt. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 35,322^nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 486,908 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Schacht live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schacht is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 9,829 people, or 1 in 8,191. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Schacht Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Schacht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schacht last name 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 surname are 12.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.87% being registered with 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.