Schachtner Surname

197,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schachtner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schachtner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5091:53,3506,933
United States3721:974,35272,340
Austria1531:55,6568,727
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Schächtner (24) are calculated separately.

Schachtner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schachtner Come From? nationality or country of origin

Schachtner is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Schächtner. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schachtner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 197,942nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,447,278 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Schachtner are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,509 people, or 1 in 53,350. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 81 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Schachtner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schachtner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schachtner surname increased 37,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schachtner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schachtner last name are 3.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schachtner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $47,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $53,240 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Schachtner
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