Schecter Surname
Approximately 1,717 people bear this surname
Schecter Surname Definition:
(German) One who cut sold meat, a butcher.
Schecter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,528 | 1:237,211 | 22,728 |
| Canada | 135 | 1:272,930 | 25,634 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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.
Schecter Demographics
Average Male Schecter Height
175.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schecter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schecter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schecter is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schecter.
How Common Is The Last Name Schecter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 234,573rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,244,348 people. Schecter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Schecter reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Schecter is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,528 people, or 1 in 237,211. In The United States Schecter is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.
Schecter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schecter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schecter last name increased 7,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schecter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schecter surname are 37.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.15% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheckter | 94 | 128 | / |
| Schaecter | 94 | 15 | / |
| Schecther | 94 | 12 | / |
| Shecter | 93 | 395 | / |
| Checter | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sheckter | 88 | 61 | / |
| Schekter | 88 | 26 | / |
| Shecther | 88 | 2 | / |
| Schegter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schicter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scehcter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Secter | 86 | 187 | / |
| Schackter | 82 | 6 | / |
| Schacther | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shacter | 80 | 212 | / |
| Shekter | 80 | 78 | / |
| Chekter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shocter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shekhter | 75 | 809 | / |
| Chekhter | 75 | 37 | / |
| Sekter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Socter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sycter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekthter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sicter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Segter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shakter | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sackter | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sakhter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saycter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shogter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shagter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seagter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saicter | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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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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