Schlichter Surname

157,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schlichter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlichter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2081:66,6448,521
United States9591:377,95533,414
Denmark1281:44,0994,601
France1271:523,01472,224
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Hungary681:144,35713,146
Israel631:135,83514,591
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Schlichter Last Name Facts

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

Schlichter occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlichter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schlichter is the 157,883rd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,631,833 people. The last name Schlichter is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Schlichter reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schlichter is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,208 people, or 1 in 66,644. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Saarland, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany Schlichter occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Schlichter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlichter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlichter surname increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schlichter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlichter surname are 23.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Schlichter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $46,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning $45,112 CAD per year.

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Schlichter 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 Schlichter
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