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.
- dschlueterSchluter Demographics
Average Male Schluter Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schluter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schluter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schluter is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Schlüter. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schluter.
How Common Is The Last Name Schluter? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schluter is the 115,877th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,830,122 people. The last name 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.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,237 people, or 1 in 162,029. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.
Schluter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schluter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 holding the Schluter surname are 18.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.45% registered to vote for the political 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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