Scharwachter Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Scharwachter Surname Definition:
(German), Watchman. (variant: Wakeman.)
Scharwachter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
The alternate forms: Scharwächter (408) are calculated separately.
Scharwachter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German), Watchman. (variant: Wakeman.)
Scharwachter Demographics
Average Scharwachter Salary in
United States
$21,214 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scharwachter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scharwachter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scharwachter is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Scharwächter. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Scharwachter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Scharwachter occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Scharwachter reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 734,225. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 43 percent reside, Utrecht, where 30 percent reside and North Brabant, where 22 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Qatar, where 3 percent reside.
Scharwachter Last Name Statistics demography
Scharwachter earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.84% less than the national average, earning $21,214 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scharwächter | 97 | 408 | / |
| Scharwaechter | 96 | 23 | / |
| Sharwachter | 96 | 0 | / |
| Schaarwaechter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schaarwächter | 88 | 12 | / |
| Shearwater | 82 | 15 | / |
| Scheurwater | 78 | 1,067 | / |
| Sarwate | 74 | 371 | / |
| Sairwather | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sairweather | 70 | 3 | / |
| Sarwatey | 70 | 1 | / |
| Charvate | 70 | 1 | / |
| Charwati | 70 | 1 | / |
| Saharwati | 67 | 22 | / |
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Footnotes
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