Schlachter Surname
Approximately 4,785 people bear this surname
Schlachter Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.
Schlachter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,942 | 1:186,642 | 18,561 |
| Germany | 1,392 | 1:57,834 | 7,478 |
| Canada | 269 | 1:136,972 | 14,140 |
| France | 251 | 1:264,632 | 40,776 |
| Austria | 244 | 1:34,899 | 5,615 |
| Switzerland | 228 | 1:36,022 | 5,221 |
| Romania | 130 | 1:154,445 | 16,256 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Israel | 79 | 1:108,324 | 12,251 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 176 | 1:285,333 | 22,901 |
The alternate forms: Schlächter (116) are calculated separately.
Schlachter Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.
- deleted-173293A German name translated as 'butcher' or 'one who slaughters'.
- rhymeswithdoctorSchlachter Demographics
Average Schlachter Salary in
United States
$48,606 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schlachter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schlachter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schlachter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Schlächter. Click here for other possible spellings of Schlachter.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlachter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 99,020th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,522,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Schlachter are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,942 people, or 1 in 186,642. In The United States Schlachter is most numerous in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Schlachter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schlachter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlachter surname expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schlachter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schlachter surname are 21.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schlachter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 23.04% more than the national average, earning R 292,380 per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $55,938 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schlächter | 97 | 116 | / |
| Schlacter | 95 | 290 | / |
| Shlachter | 95 | 49 | / |
| Schlaechter | 95 | 33 | / |
| Schliachter | 95 | 23 | / |
| Schleachter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sclachter | 95 | 0 | / |
| Schlechter | 90 | 3,502 | / |
| Schlacther | 90 | 6 | / |
| Schlochter | 90 | 1 | / |
| Slachter | 89 | 223 | / |
| Schleichter | 86 | 14 | / |
| Schlechhter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Szlachter | 84 | 77 | / |
| Shlakhter | 84 | 46 | / |
| Shlechter | 84 | 13 | / |
| Schlajter | 84 | 7 | / |
| Slauchter | 84 | 3 | / |
| Schlocter | 84 | 0 | / |
| Slacter | 82 | 32 | / |
| Shlyakhter | 80 | 60 | / |
| Slechter | 78 | 137 | / |
| Schlächterová | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sleichter | 74 | 200 | / |
| Szlechter | 74 | 30 | / |
| Slyakhter | 74 | 1 | / |
| Slechterr | 74 | 1 | / |
| Slajter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shlakhtyor | 70 | 3 | / |
| Szlajter | 67 | 53 | / |
| Slaujhtir | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sleichster | 60 | 0 | / |
| Slocter | 59 | 17 | / |
| Šlajter | 59 | 3 | / |
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Schlachter Reference & Research
Schlicht DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Schlicht FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Schlachter
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