Schlenter Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schlenter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlenter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Belgium621:185,43024,739
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Schlenter Last Name Facts

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

Schlenter occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Schlenter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlenter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 746,827th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Schlenter are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 430,510. In Germany Schlenter is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent are found and Belgium, where 16 percent are found.

Schlenter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlenter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schlenter surname grew 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlenter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schlenter are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schlenter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning R 209,964 per year and in United States they earn 41.12% more than the national average, earning $60,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlenther95400/
Schlesinter901/
Schlinter8948/
Schlanter892/
Schlemter890/
Schlonter890/
Slenter88259/
Slente8084/
Clente8017/
Slanter754/
Slinter752/
Clinter751/
Slonter751/
Slentge751/
Slynter750/
Gelenter7188/
Szlinter7116/
Clinther712/
Cellente711/
Sluenteh711/
Selinter711/
Slantter710/
Slinte6715/
Clinte6713/
Clenti6711/
Gelentere677/
Celnte671/
Gellenter671/
Slenti670/
Slenty670/
Slenta670/
Cleanti631/
Selnthe631/
Cilintir591/
Gellente591/
Zelinter590/
Sloentay590/
Sleinneti560/
Slinti531/
Slinta531/
Slinty530/
Clintai501/

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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
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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 Schlenter
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