Schnitker Surname

186,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnitker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnitker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2601:63,8938,215
United States9041:400,95035,067
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Schnitker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schnitker has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schnitker.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnitker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 186,039th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,200,503 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Schnitker are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,260 people, or 1 in 63,893. In Germany Schnitker is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Schnitker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schnitker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schnitker surname grew 1,310 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnitker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schnitker last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

Schnitker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $42,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnittker951,987/
Schnitcker951/
Shnitker942/
Schnetker8927/
Snitker88780/
Schnettker84279/
Schnitcher841/
Snidtker8214/
Snittker820/
Snitkier820/
Schnittcher8082/
Snidker750/
Snitcher7183/
Snitkjær7161/
Sneitcer710/
Schnettcher700/
Snithcher671/
Snedker63880/
Snetcher5936/
Snedkear598/
Sneadker590/

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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 Schnitker
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