Schluchter Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schluchter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schluchter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2361:34,8005,071
Germany2321:347,00633,780
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Schlüchter (634) are calculated separately.

Schluchter Last Name Facts

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

Schluchter is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Schlüchter. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schluchter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 462,174th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Schluchter live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schluchter is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 34,800. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 40 percent reside, Canton of St Gallen, where 8 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 28 percent reside.

Schluchter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schluchter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schluchter last name rose 1,156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schluchter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schluchter surname are 23.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schluchter earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning $49,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.6% less than the national average, earning $39,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlüchter97634/
Schluechter9513/
Schlucter9510/
Shluchter951/
Schlichter902,769/
Schlochter901/
Sluchter891/
Schlichther8619/
Slauchter843/
Shlichter841/
Schlocter840/
Slucter8224/
Slichter78393/
Szlichter747/
Sluijter671,308/
Slaujhtir631/
Slocter5917/

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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 Schluchter
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