Schlächter Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Schlächter Surname User-submission:
The Schlächter surname is a North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name, derived from the Middle Low German word slachtere, and German Schlachter, meaning 'slaughterer'.
Schlächter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 114 | 1:706,188 | 53,880 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Schlachter (4,785) are calculated separately.
Schlächter Surname Meaning
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The Schlächter surname is a North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational name, derived from the Middle Low German word slachtere, and German Schlachter, meaning 'slaughterer'.
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Where Does The Last Name Schlächter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schlächter has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Schlachter. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlächter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,691,963rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schlächter reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany Schlächter is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 30 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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