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'.
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Schlachter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schlachter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schlachter is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Schlächter. Click here for other potential spellings of Schlachter.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlachter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 99,020th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,522,998 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Schlachter reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,942 people, or 1 in 186,642. In The United States Schlachter is most numerous in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Schlachter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schlachter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Schlachter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schlachter last name are 21.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.65% 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Schlachter
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