Schilter Surname

349,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schilter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schilter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7951:10,3311,696
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schilter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schilter occurs most in Switzerland. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Schilter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schilter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schilter is the 349,716th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,980,408 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Schilter live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 10,331. In Switzerland Schilter is mostly found in: Canton of Schwyz, where 37 percent reside, Canton of Lucerne, where 12 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Schilter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schilter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schilter surname expanded 4,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schilter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schilter surname are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schilther941/
Schielter941/
Shilter933/
Schelter881,294/
Schülter88301/
Schälter887/
Shcilter881/
Shildter880/
Silter8633/
Schuelter82513/
Scheulter821/
Scheltert821/
Scheelter821/
Schellter820/
Chelter80135/
Shelter8055/
Siltere808/
Siltear801/
Scelter800/
Sislter800/
Schelltter781/
Schuellter781/
Sheltter751/
Sheltere750/
Schelterová741/
Sölter711,813/
Selter711,679/
Sülter7172/
Sälter7114/
Sylter717/
Celter713/
Cilterová711/
Zilter711/
Soelter67341/
Suelter67159/
Seltier6744/
Selther675/
Seltger672/
Seulter671/
Selteer671/
Sheltre670/
Zelter57351/
Şiltir5723/
Zälter5718/
Celtre571/
Zöllter539/
Zelther533/
Zellter530/

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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
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  • 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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