Schlter Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schlter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2501:322,02232,234
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schlter Last Name Facts

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

Schlter is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schlter is the 948,111th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name Schlter occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Schlter are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schlter is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 322,022. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Hamburg, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 3 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Schlter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schlter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schleter93290/
Schlûter932/
Schlte923/
Schletter88597/
Schletier881/
Shltere863/
Schølte862/
Scelter860/
Shleter860/
Schlettert8250/
Schlette80449/
Shletter802/
Schletes800/
Sölter771,813/
Selter771,679/
Sülter7772/
Cülter7753/
Silter7733/
Cleter7717/
Sleter7717/
Sälter7714/
Celter773/
Sølter771/
Schlta771/
Scelte770/
Schltheis752/
Schletterová749/
Clte731/
Soelter71341/
Suelter71159/
Szleter7152/
Seltier7144/
Hjelter7140/
Sletter719/
Selther715/
Cletter713/
Schltheiss712/
Selteer711/
Siltear711/
Geslter711/
Clete67990/
Schletty67156/
Schletti67149/
Selte67119/
Slete6730/
Silte6718/
Slåtterø679/
Szletter676/
Celte673/
Sltes671/
Slehtere671/
Cilte671/
Slettger670/

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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 Schlter
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