Schlüchter Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schlüchter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlüchter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4351:18,8803,077
Germany1991:404,55037,233

The alternate forms: Schluchter (730) are calculated separately.

Schlüchter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlüchter is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Schluchter. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlüchter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schlüchter is the 514,664th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. The last name Schlüchter occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schlüchter are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 18,880. In Switzerland Schlüchter is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 64 percent are found, Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 14 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland Schlüchter occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Schlüchter
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