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 may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schlenter.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlenter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 746,827th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name Schlenter is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Schlenter reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schlenter is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 430,510. In Germany Schlenter is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 27 percent live and Belgium, where 16 percent live.

Schlenter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schlenter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schlenter last name expanded 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlenter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlenter last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with 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
  • 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 Schlenter
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