Schlüter Surname
Approximately 36,866 people bear this surname
Schlüter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 36,165 | 1:2,226 | 198 |
| Denmark | 407 | 1:13,869 | 1,349 |
| Switzerland | 75 | 1:109,506 | 11,444 |
| Austria | 70 | 1:121,649 | 16,953 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Schluter (3,982) are calculated separately.
Schlüter (17) may also be a first name.
Schlüter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schlüter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schlüter is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Schluter. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schlüter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,108th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 197,677 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schlüter are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Schlüter is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 36,165 people, or 1 in 2,226. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schluter | 96 | 3,982 | / |
| Schlütter | 94 | 1,182 | / |
| Schlüther | 94 | 2 | / |
| Shlüter | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schliter | 88 | 44 | / |
| Slüter | 86 | 51 | / |
| Schlüterová | 84 | 6 | / |
| Schlueter | 82 | 7,926 | / |
| Schlitter | 82 | 1,244 | / |
| Schlutter | 82 | 426 | / |
| Schluuter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schlliter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schluhter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Slütter | 80 | 50 | / |
| Shliter | 80 | 14 | / |
| Shluter | 80 | 6 | / |
| Schluetter | 78 | 82 | / |
| Schlietter | 78 | 3 | / |
| Schlittier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schliehter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schluether | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shlitter | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shlyuter | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shlutter | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shlueter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sliter | 71 | 1,075 | / |
| Sluter | 71 | 128 | / |
| Shluetter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Slutter | 67 | 441 | / |
| Slieter | 67 | 95 | / |
| Szliter | 67 | 84 | / |
| Slueter | 67 | 11 | / |
| Slitter | 67 | 5 | / |
| Slutier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sluuter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sluhter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silliter | 63 | 13 | / |
| Szlitter | 63 | 6 | / |
| Sluetter | 63 | 0 | / |
| Šliter | 57 | 16 | / |
| Slither | 53 | 2 | / |
| Sluther | 53 | 2 | / |
| Sliether | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Schlüter
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