Schluter Surname
Approximately 3,982 people bear this surname
Schluter Surname Definition:
(German) One who worked as doorkeeper of a prison, a turnkey; one who came from Schluete, in Germany.
Read More About This SurnameSchluter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,237 | 1:162,029 | 16,490 |
| Australia | 477 | 1:56,595 | 6,903 |
| Brazil | 383 | 1:558,941 | 20,909 |
| Netherlands | 378 | 1:44,675 | 7,603 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 299 | 1:167,955 | 15,192 |
The alternate forms: Schlüter (36,866) are calculated separately.
Schluter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who worked as doorkeeper of a prison, a turnkey; one who came from Schluete, in Germany.
User-submitted Reference
The Name (in variant form) appeared in the 14th century in North Germany. The root relates to one who would guard the armory of a castle. Thus schlüssel is a 'key' and the schlüter a 'keeper of keys'.
The key is prominent in the symbol of Bremen, which is from where many Schlueters can trace their ancestry.
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Average Schluter Salary in
United States
$47,649 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schluter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schluter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schluter is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Schlüter. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schluter? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schluter is the 115,877th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,830,122 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Schluter are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,237 people, or 1 in 162,029. In The United States Schluter is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Schluter occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.
Schluter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schluter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schluter last name grew 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schluter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schluter last name are 18.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.45% being registered with the party.
The amount Schluter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning 361,970 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 174.18% more than the national average, earning R 651,552 per year; in United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $47,014 CAD per year.
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