Scheckter Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Scheckter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheckter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Scheckter Last Name Facts

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

Scheckter is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheckter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scheckter is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Scheckter are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Apart from South Africa Scheckter occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Scheckter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scheckter surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scheckter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 390.05% more than the national average, earning R 1,164,550 per year and in United States they earn 25.96% more than the national average, earning $54,349 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schecter941,717/
Sheckter9461/
Schekter9426/
Schaecter8915/
Schecther8912/
Schackter896/
Shecter88395/
Shekter8878/
Checter881/
Chekter881/
Shekhter82809/
Chekhter8237/
Shackter8212/
Shecther822/
Schegter821/
Schicter821/
Scehcter821/
Secter80187/
Sekter802/
Shekthter781/
Schacther781/
Shakter7525/
Sackter7524/
Shakhter7168/
Shykhter711/
Shokhter711/
Shekhtir711/
Cektir67153/
Sikter67130/
Sakter6719/
Socter671/
Sycter671/
Sekterova671/
Sicter670/
Segter670/

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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 Scheckter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis