Schlecht Surname

56,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Schlecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,9221:13,5941,771
United States2,1281:170,32817,211
France3011:220,67334,242
Switzerland1281:64,1637,867
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Australia401:674,89346,030
Hungary401:245,40719,663
Israel391:219,42720,804
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Schlecht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlecht is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Schlecht click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlecht? popularity and diffusion

Schlecht is the 56,565th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 813,251 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schlecht reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schlecht is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,922 people, or 1 in 13,594. In Germany Schlecht is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent live, Bavaria, where 35 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Schlecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlecht has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schlecht are 8.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schlecht earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $46,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schleicht947/
Schletcht941/
Schlechtz940/
Shlecht932/
Sclecht931/
Schlcht930/
Schlicht888,299/
Schlacht88276/
Schlycht8827/
Schlecth881/
Slecht8630/
Schlechtová842/
Schlichte821,079/
Schlichts829/
Schlichth821/
Shlekht80219/
Szlecht8077/
Slechte8024/
Schlict8010/
Shlicht803/
Shclect801/
Chlicht800/
Schlitchte782/
Slect774/
Schlictt750/
Slechtova7117/
Slicht7113/
Clicht715/
Slacht712/
Shlikht67122/
Szlicht67110/
Szlacht6731/
Shlykht6711/

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Schlecht 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schlecht
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis