Schlächter Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Schlachter (4,785) are calculated separately.

Schlächter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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'.

- haffman97

Schlächter Last Name Facts

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

Schlächter is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Schlachter. For other potential spellings of Schlächter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlächter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schlächter are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schlächter is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 30 percent are found and Hesse, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlachter974,785/
Schlechter903,502/
Schlichter902,769/
Schlochter901/
Schlächterová872/
Schlaechter8633/
Schliachter8623/
Schlichther8619/
Schleichter8614/
Schlechhter861/
Schleachter861/
Schlichte841,079/
Schlechte84743/
Schlachte8471/
Schlecter8465/
Schlicter8452/
Shlachter8449/
Sclichter8426/
Shlechter8413/
Chlichter842/
Schlochte841/
Shlichter841/
Chlechter841/
Schlitschter820/
Schlitchte802/
Schlecther802/
Shclichter801/
Schlichtie801/
Schliechte801/
Schliehter801/
Schlechtey801/
Schlichtes800/
Schleuhter800/
Schlayhter800/
Schlicther800/
Schlyter78415/
Slichter78393/
Schleter78290/
Slachter78223/
Slechter78137/
Schliter7844/
Shlecter7812/
Schlechterová786/
Schlichterová784/
Schlechterova781/
Shlicter780/
Sclihter780/
Schlitter741,244/
Schleuter74876/
Schlieter74844/
Schletter74597/
Schleiter74488/
Schleeter74429/
Schlechty74233/
Sleichter74200/
Schlytter74110/
Schlichta7498/
Shlikhter7443/
Szlechter7430/
Shlekhter7419/
Shlykhter7414/
Szlichter747/
Schlajter747/
Shclicter744/
Schlester743/
Schluiter743/
Schlichty741/
Schlaiter741/
Slechterr741/
Schletier741/
Schlister740/
Schlochty740/
Slitchter740/
Schloster740/
Schlliter740/
Schlaster740/
Slechte7124/
Shliter7114/
Slätter712/
Schlite711/
Shleter710/
Schlettert7050/
Schleither705/
Schlietter703/
Schlisteur703/
Schleutter702/
Schleister702/
Schlittier701/
Schloyster700/
Schlette67449/
Schlitte67110/
Shlichta677/
Scleater676/
Shlejter674/
Shlitter673/
Shletter672/
Shleyter672/
Shleeter672/
Schleite671/
Chlister671/
Slehtere671/
Shleiter671/
Shleater670/
Schletes670/
Sclitter670/

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