Schachter Surname
Approximately 3,338 people bear this surname
Schachter Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) One who slaughtered animals, and cut and sold meat, a butcher.
Read More About This SurnameSchachter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,597 | 1:139,568 | 14,539 |
| Canada | 360 | 1:102,349 | 11,090 |
| Argentina | 98 | 1:436,157 | 32,981 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
The alternate forms: Schächter (213) are calculated separately.
Schachter (10) may also be a first name.
Schachter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) One who slaughtered animals, and cut and sold meat, a butcher.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the Hebrew term for 'person designated to kill the kosher chicken'.
- ttcatSchachter Demographics
Average Schachter Salary in
United States
$55,189 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schachter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schachter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schachter is found most in The United States. It can also be found as: Schächter. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Schachter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 134,818th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,183,207 people. The surname Schachter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Schachter live; 88 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name globally It is held by 10 people.
Schachter is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,597 people, or 1 in 139,568. In The United States Schachter is primarily found in: New York, where 30 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.
Schachter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schachter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schachter surname increased 6,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schachter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schachter are 41.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.32% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schachter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.9% more than the national average, earning $55,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.22% more than the national average, earning $79,602 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schächter | 96 | 213 | / |
| Schaechter | 95 | 264 | / |
| Schatchter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schaachter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shachter | 94 | 171 | / |
| Chachter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Schechter | 89 | 10,001 | / |
| Schochter | 89 | 35 | / |
| Schacther | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shaechter | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sheachter | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shacter | 88 | 212 | / |
| Sachter | 88 | 71 | / |
| Schochtert | 84 | 25 | / |
| Schoechter | 84 | 1 | / |
| Scheichter | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shechter | 82 | 625 | / |
| Shakhter | 82 | 68 | / |
| Schajter | 82 | 12 | / |
| Scechter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Schazter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sacter | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schächterová | 76 | 5 | / |
| Sechter | 75 | 147 | / |
| Zachter | 75 | 47 | / |
| Sakhter | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shazter | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seichter | 71 | 1,645 | / |
| Seuchter | 71 | 98 | / |
| Szechter | 71 | 54 | / |
| Shakhtyr | 71 | 30 | / |
| Zajchter | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shakhtir | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sechterr | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shokhter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakhtyor | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sajter | 67 | 11 | / |
| Socter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoechter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seicheter | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Schachter
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