Schacht Surname
Approximately 14,967 people bear this surname
Schacht Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) Dweller at, or near, a mine; dweller on a ridge or tongue of land.
Schacht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,829 | 1:8,191 | 1,012 |
| United States | 3,260 | 1:111,184 | 12,090 |
| Denmark | 296 | 1:19,070 | 1,892 |
| Brazil | 283 | 1:756,446 | 27,572 |
| Belgium | 269 | 1:42,738 | 6,990 |
| France | 149 | 1:445,790 | 64,161 |
| Chile | 118 | 1:149,292 | 5,109 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| Mexico | 87 | 1:1,426,738 | 15,813 |
| Poland | 77 | 1:493,620 | 48,553 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| Austria | 68 | 1:125,227 | 17,371 |
| Switzerland | 62 | 1:132,466 | 13,073 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 294 | 1:170,812 | 15,404 |
The alternate forms: Schächt (8) are calculated separately.
Schacht Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) Dweller at, or near, a mine; dweller on a ridge or tongue of land.
Schacht Demographics
Average Schacht Salary in
United States
$46,630 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schacht Last Name Facts
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 be found in the variant forms: Schächt. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schacht? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,322nd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 486,908 people. Schacht is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schacht live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent 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. Besides Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found 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 bearing the Schacht last name grew 1,109 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.87% 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schächt | 95 | 8 | / |
| Schaecht | 93 | 26 | / |
| Schachtt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schaucht | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schaacht | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schact | 92 | 22 | / |
| Shacht | 92 | 9 | / |
| Scacht | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chacht | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schaichet | 88 | 11 | / |
| Schecht | 86 | 162 | / |
| Shachte | 86 | 2 | / |
| Schocht | 86 | 2 | / |
| Schaact | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chachte | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schazht | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schachd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shcacht | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaucht | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sacht | 83 | 1,015 | / |
| Shact | 83 | 15 | / |
| Schachtsch | 82 | 3 | / |
| Scheicht | 80 | 44 | / |
| Chachddt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shachhth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shakht | 77 | 141 | / |
| Szacht | 77 | 128 | / |
| Shecht | 77 | 45 | / |
| Chachd | 77 | 18 | / |
| Saacht | 77 | 11 | / |
| Siacht | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sehcht | 77 | 2 | / |
| Satcht | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahzt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schoct | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sachtt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schoichet | 75 | 47 | / |
| Scheichet | 75 | 20 | / |
| Sact | 73 | 4 | / |
| Choucht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saitcht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shochtz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sakht | 67 | 225 | / |
| Zacht | 67 | 54 | / |
| Shaikhet | 67 | 50 | / |
| Shaykhet | 67 | 36 | / |
| Socht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Secht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scoct | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cecht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sacth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schatzte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sactt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schacht
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