Scholter Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Scholter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scholter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1011:797,08458,657
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Scholter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scholter is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Scholter live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Scholter is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 78 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found. Beside Germany Scholter is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Scholter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scholter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scholter surname grew 147 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scholter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scholter last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Scholter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% more than the national average, earning $56,277 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoulter941/
Scholtter941/
Sholter93138/
Cholter932/
Scolter930/
Schalter88143/
Shoulter888/
Choulter881/
Scoulter880/
Solter86688/
Schaltter822/
Scheulter821/
Schalther821/
Shalter8093/
Shelter8055/
Soulter8030/
Solther8010/
Scalter803/
Chalter803/
Soltier801/
Szolter801/
Shaulter7514/
Sheltter751/
Soultier750/
Sholtair750/
Chaulter750/
Salter7139,501/
Zolter714/
Soltre712/
Saulter671,484/
Salteur6749/
Saltier676/
Saltter672/
Saltert672/
Soultre671/
Saltere671/
Seulter671/
Zahlter671/
Salther671/
Shaltre670/

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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 Scholter
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