Scherter Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Scherter Last Name Facts

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

Scherter is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Scherter are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Scherter is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Scherter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scherter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scherter last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherter Last Name Statistics demography

Scherter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schearter947/
Scherhter941/
Scherzter941/
Sherter9370/
Cherter9312/
Scerter932/
Schorter88138/
Schertes8820/
Scharter881/
Shertter881/
Chertter881/
Schirter880/
Serter862,726/
Certer868/
Sherte865/
Cherte864/
Chertther822/
Shorter8013,656/
Chertes80971/
Sertier80272/
Sharter8067/
Certier8063/
Cherteş8046/
Ceurter8038/
Chertey8018/
Shirter8016/
Chertte802/
Screter801/
Serteer801/
Chertet801/
Scherti801/
Szerter801/
Chertea801/
Cherteș801/
Scherta800/
Searter800/
Serte7798/
Certe779/
Sertterh7539/
Sharteer7510/
Chertesz751/
Schirtes751/
Certhier751/
Shortter750/
Schearty750/
Shirteer750/
Cherti711,740/
Sarter711,148/
Sorter71644/
Sierte71519/
Certes71233/
Shirte7135/
Schertich7128/
Sertea7128/
Zerter7120/
Sertep7118/
Sherti719/
Sherty718/
Sherta715/
Serthe713/
Sertes713/
Cearte712/
Sertie712/
Chirte711/
Certte711/
Cirter711/
Serterová711/
Shaharter711/
Certez711/
Sertre711/
Seirte711/
Certre711/
Serteş711/
Searte710/
Sheartire710/
Certey710/
Chirtes671,071/
Sarteur67274/
Chirteş67187/
Chirteș67187/
Chirtea67112/
Shertay6794/
Chertis6752/
Chherti6748/
Shertha6734/
Chetrty6727/
Shertai6714/
Cherrti674/
Chirtey673/
Chertti672/
Chertai672/
Shierta672/
Shyrete672/
Chairte671/
Chertiy671/
Jcherti671/
Schirta671/
Shetrty671/
Shertaj671/
Shertis671/
Shertty671/
Serrtee671/
Seurtey671/
Certess671/
Chertiş671/
Chertit671/
Sartter671/
Chirtyr671/
Sertees670/
Shirtes670/
Shortir670/
Seartes670/

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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 Scherter
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