Schechner Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schechner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schechner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Austria91:946,15970,786
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schechner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schechner occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schechner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 510,276th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Schechner are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schechner is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 1,088,465. In The United States Schechner is mostly found in: New York, where 31 percent are found, Florida, where 16 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Schechner occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Schechner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schechner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schechner last name expanded 8,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schechner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schechner last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Schechner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $46,282 USD 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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  • 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 Schechner
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