Schlechten Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schlechten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlechten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
United States251:14,498,357517,445

Schlechten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlechten occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlechten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Schlechten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Schlechten live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schlechten is most common in Switzerland, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 128,327. In Switzerland Schlechten is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 67 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 23 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland Schlechten occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside.

Schlechten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schlechten are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Schlechten earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.87% more than the national average, earning $58,625 USD per year.

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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 Schlechten
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