Schechten Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Schechten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Schechten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schechten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schechten is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schechten.
How Common Is The Last Name Schechten? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Schechten are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schechten is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany Schechten is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 29 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schachten | 89 | 87 | / |
| Shechtin | 82 | 7 | / |
| Schachtin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sechtem | 75 | 80 | / |
| Sechtin | 75 | 26 | / |
| Schichting | 74 | 7 | / |
| Sechting | 71 | 131 | / |
| Sachtien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schhichting | 70 | 2 | / |
| Schoichting | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sejten | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sectin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seichting | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sedsten | 63 | 6 | / |
| Sichting | 59 | 487 | / |
| Söchting | 59 | 190 | / |
| Shikhtin | 59 | 7 | / |
| Shikhtina | 56 | 4 | / |
| Cejtin | 53 | 8 | / |
| Sictin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Suijten | 50 | 48 | / |
| Sidsten | 50 | 16 | / |
| Citzten | 50 | 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Schechten
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