Schechter Surname
Approximately 10,001 people bear this surname
Schechter Surname Definition:
(German) One who cut sold meat, a butcher.
Schechter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,917 | 1:73,715 | 8,491 |
| Israel | 4,571 | 1:1,872 | 181 |
| Germany | 169 | 1:476,364 | 41,414 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Schechter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who cut sold meat, a butcher.
Schechter Demographics
Average Schechter Salary in
United States
$56,003 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schechter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schechter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schechter is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schechter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,265th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,682 people. Schechter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Schechter are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Schechter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,917 people, or 1 in 73,715. In The United States Schechter is most numerous in: New York, where 30 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 46 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Schechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schechter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schechter surname increased 13,289 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schechter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schechter last name are 42.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Schechter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning $56,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning $63,872 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaechter | 95 | 264 | / |
| Schiechter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schoechter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Scheichter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schechtere | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shechter | 94 | 625 | / |
| Chechter | 94 | 5 | / |
| Scechter | 94 | 2 | / |
| Schachter | 89 | 3,338 | / |
| Schächter | 89 | 213 | / |
| Schichter | 89 | 40 | / |
| Schochter | 89 | 35 | / |
| Schecther | 89 | 12 | / |
| Shaechter | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sheachter | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shecter | 88 | 395 | / |
| Sechter | 88 | 147 | / |
| Schechterová | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schaachter | 84 | 1 | / |
| Seichter | 82 | 1,645 | / |
| Shekhter | 82 | 809 | / |
| Shachter | 82 | 171 | / |
| Seuchter | 82 | 98 | / |
| Schejter | 82 | 96 | / |
| Chichter | 82 | 62 | / |
| Szechter | 82 | 54 | / |
| Sechterr | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shecther | 82 | 2 | / |
| Scehcter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shezhter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sechster | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schicter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Secter | 80 | 187 | / |
| Szoechter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Seicheter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schächterová | 76 | 5 | / |
| Sichter | 75 | 142 | / |
| Sachter | 75 | 71 | / |
| Zechter | 75 | 33 | / |
| Shejter | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cichter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sechterová | 74 | 38 | / |
| Sychterz | 71 | 98 | / |
| Szychter | 71 | 53 | / |
| Szichter | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shykhter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekhtir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chedster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seechtre | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seichterová | 70 | 29 | / |
| Sejter | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sezter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sycter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cejter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sicter | 67 | 0 | / |
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