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
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
| 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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