Schechtman Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schechtman Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Yiddish word shochet, meaning 'to slaughter'. Therefore, Shechtman is a job descriptive surname for a livestock slaughterer.

Schechtman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6041:600,09848,868
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schechtman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Yiddish word shochet, meaning 'to slaughter'. Therefore, Shechtman is a job descriptive surname for a livestock slaughterer.

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Schechtman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schechtman is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schechtman? popularity and diffusion

Schechtman is the 478,963rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Schechtman are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 604 people, or 1 in 600,098. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Illinois, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Schechtman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schechtman are 45.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.63% registered to vote for the party.

Schechtman earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.09% more than the national average, earning $53,545 USD per year.

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