Schilter Surname
Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname
Schilter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 795 | 1:10,331 | 1,696 |
| United States | 175 | 1:2,071,194 | 131,950 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Schilter Demographics
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Schilter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schilter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schilter is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schilter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schilter is the 349,716th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,980,408 people. The surname Schilter is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Schilter live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 10,331. In Switzerland Schilter is most prevalent in: Canton of Schwyz, where 37 percent reside, Canton of Lucerne, where 12 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 10 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Schilter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schilter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schilter surname rose 4,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schilter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schilter surname are 13.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.47% registered with the party.
The amount Schilter earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 33.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,960 per year; in United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% less than the national average, earning $45,879 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schilther | 94 | 1 | / |
| Schielter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shilter | 93 | 3 | / |
| Schelter | 88 | 1,294 | / |
| Schülter | 88 | 301 | / |
| Schälter | 88 | 7 | / |
| Shcilter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shildter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Silter | 86 | 33 | / |
| Schuelter | 82 | 513 | / |
| Scheulter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scheltert | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scheelter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schellter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Chelter | 80 | 135 | / |
| Shelter | 80 | 55 | / |
| Siltere | 80 | 8 | / |
| Siltear | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scelter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sislter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schelltter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schuellter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sheltter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheltere | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schelterová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sölter | 71 | 1,813 | / |
| Selter | 71 | 1,679 | / |
| Sülter | 71 | 72 | / |
| Sälter | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sylter | 71 | 7 | / |
| Celter | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cilterová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zilter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soelter | 67 | 341 | / |
| Suelter | 67 | 159 | / |
| Seltier | 67 | 44 | / |
| Selther | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seltger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seulter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selteer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheltre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zelter | 57 | 351 | / |
| Şiltir | 57 | 23 | / |
| Zälter | 57 | 18 | / |
| Celtre | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zöllter | 53 | 9 | / |
| Zelther | 53 | 3 | / |
| Zellter | 53 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Schilter
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