Schecter Surname

234,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,717 people bear this surname

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

Schecter Surname Definition:

(German) One who cut sold meat, a butcher.

Schecter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5281:237,21122,728
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Israel121:713,13647,700
France101:6,642,272293,169
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England51:11,143,612252,590
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Schecter (15) may also be a first name.

Schecter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who cut sold meat, a butcher.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schecter Last Name Facts

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

Schecter is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schecter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 234,573rd most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,244,348 people. The last name Schecter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Schecter live; 63 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename globally, borne by 15 people.

The surname Schecter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,528 people, or 1 in 237,211. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Schecter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schecter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schecter surname expanded 7,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schecter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schecter are 37.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schecter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.89% more than the national average, earning $57,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.99% more than the national average, earning $63,587 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheckter94128/
Schaecter9415/
Schecther9412/
Shecter93395/
Checter931/
Sheckter8861/
Schekter8826/
Shecther882/
Schegter881/
Schicter881/
Scehcter881/
Secter86187/
Schackter826/
Schacther821/
Shacter80212/
Shekter8078/
Chekter801/
Shocter801/
Shekhter75809/
Chekhter7537/
Sekter712/
Socter711/
Sycter711/
Shekthter711/
Sicter710/
Segter710/
Shakter6725/
Sackter6724/
Sakhter673/
Saycter671/
Shogter671/
Shagter671/
Seagter671/
Saicter670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schecter
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