Schnitter Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnitter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnitter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7211:111,65813,754
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
France501:1,328,454133,611
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Israel151:570,50941,023
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Panama41:978,06412,245
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Schnitter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schnitter is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnitter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 350,471st most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Schnitter reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 111,658. In Germany Schnitter is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Saxony, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Schnitter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schnitter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 661 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnitter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schnitter surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schnitter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83% more than the national average, earning R 434,868 per year; in United States they earn 30.31% more than the national average, earning $56,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.49% more than the national average, earning $61,356 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schnitter
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