Schnikter Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnikter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnikter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schnikter Last Name Facts

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

Schnikter is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnikter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Schnikter are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shnikter941/
Snikter881/
Schngider782/
Sniggter711/
Snikta673/
Schnegdar671/
Schnocdar560/

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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 Schnikter
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