Schlatter Surname

62,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schlatter Surname User-submission:

(Swiss) One who came from Schlatt or Schlatt bei Diesenhofen (unknown meaning, possibly from schlachter, meaning 'slaughterer'), the name of a place near the border to Germany.

Schlatter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,4071:2,411280
United States2,3021:157,45416,086
Germany9381:85,82710,845
Austria4761:17,8902,745
Brazil2801:764,55127,831
France2751:241,53737,410
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
Canada441:837,40065,151
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
England191:2,932,529101,561
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Schlatter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Swiss) One who came from Schlatt or Schlatt bei Diesenhofen (unknown meaning, possibly from schlachter, meaning 'slaughterer'), the name of a place near the border to Germany.

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This is a German surname, meaning 'butcher', referring to someone who slaughters and prepares animals for food.

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Schlatter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schlatter is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlatter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,399th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 905,735 people. Schlatter occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Schlatter reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schlatter is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 3,407 people, or 1 in 2,411. In Switzerland Schlatter is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 35 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 17 percent live and Canton of Schaffhausen, where 12 percent live. Apart from Switzerland this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Schlatter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlatter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlatter surname grew 959 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schlatter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlatter surname are 17.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.81% being registered with the party.

The amount Schlatter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.95% less than the national average, earning R 159,336 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $55,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlaetter950/
Schlatteer950/
Schlater94762/
Shlatter943/
Chlatter941/
Sclatter940/
Schlotter893,452/
Schletter89597/
Schlather89279/
Schlötter8978/
Schlajter897/
Schladter893/
Schlaeter891/
Schlahter891/
Schlaiter891/
Schlatier891/
Schllater890/
Schliater890/
Schlaster890/
Slatter884,512/
Sclater881,000/
Shlater8832/
Clatter8814/
Chlater880/
Schlatterová861/
Schloetter8442/
Schlottert8440/
Schleutter842/
Schliauter842/
Schlottere842/
Schlayhter840/
Sehllatter840/
Schleter82290/
Schlöter82136/
Schloter82112/
Schlatre8292/
Chlotter8213/
Shlotter8210/
Scleater826/
Shlauter825/
Shletter822/
Slattere820/
Slautter820/
Shleater820/
Slatther820/
Slaetter820/
Slater8096,073/
Clater80478/
Schliachter8023/
Schleachter801/
Schleuter78876/
Schleiter78488/
Schleeter78429/
Schloeter78107/
Shlachter7849/
Slauthter7811/
Schlötger7810/
Shlaither781/
Schletier781/
Schlouter780/
Schloster780/
Schlotterová761/
Slayter75816/
Clotter75403/
Slauter75390/
Slotter75385/
Sleater75358/
Clayter75186/
Slather7536/
Slahter7532/
Slaiter7526/
Slatier7516/
Sletter759/
Slateer754/
Slaster753/
Szlater752/
Clather752/
Slätter752/
Slaeter751/
Slajter751/
Shleter750/
Slaater750/
Schleither745/
Schleister742/
Schlochter741/
Schleuhter740/
Schloyster740/
Slachter71223/
Szlajter7153/
Sliauter7130/
Slauther7114/
Cloutter7113/
Sleaster7110/
Slauhter716/
Szletter716/
Shleyter712/
Shleeter712/
Slautere711/
Sleather711/
Sletther711/
Shlother711/
Shleiter711/
Sleytter711/
Slayster710/
Schleichter7014/
Sloter67253/
Sleichter67200/
Cloter67135/
Zlater6741/
Sleter6717/
Slahyhter675/
Slauchter673/
Slaterová672/
Slatre671/
Shleytere671/
Slatir670/

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