Schreiter Surname

67,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schreiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schreiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4201:12,5401,623
United States5651:641,52051,556
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Canada771:478,51441,057
Austria541:157,69320,874
Israel421:203,75319,703
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
England91:6,190,895170,599
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Schreiter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schreiter is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schreiter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,547th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 989,215 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Schreiter reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 6,420 people, or 1 in 12,540. In Germany Schreiter is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 60 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live and Bavaria, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Schreiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schreiter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,766 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schreiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schreiter last name are 22.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schreiter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.71% more than the national average, earning R 431,820 per year; in United States they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $48,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schreitter9577/
Schreither953/
Schreter94327/
Shreiter9452/
Schriter9410/
Schroeter898,752/
Schretter89822/
Schritter89310/
Schraeter8934/
Schreuter8922/
Schraiter895/
Schrieter894/
Schreater892/
Schrister891/
Schroiter891/
Schrueter891/
Schrether891/
Schrester890/
Schreeter890/
Shreter8885/
Chriter885/
Screter881/
Scriter881/
Sreiter881/
Shriter880/
Schreiterová8610/
Schroedter841,147/
Schroetter84760/
Schroether8424/
Schrietter844/
Schrichter841/
Christer82702/
Shreyter82290/
Schrater8293/
Szreiter8238/
Chritter8222/
Shroeter8215/
Shretter8212/
Creither8211/
Schreitterová829/
Shraiter827/
Schréter822/
Shredter821/
Chretter821/
Screater821/
Screeter821/
Scritter821/
Shrister821/
Schrãter821/
Schritre821/
Chrester820/
Shrester820/
Creter80566/
Criter8075/
Sreter8067/
Sriter804/
Schreterová803/
Schratter78380/
Christher7819/
Schrouter7812/
Schrayter785/
Shroetter783/
Schrauter783/
Schrätter781/
Schrather780/
Schryster780/
Christear780/
Schritterová768/
Schretterová764/
Schretherová761/
Szreter75570/
Cretter7553/
Critter7552/
Srither7530/
Croiter7523/
Creteer7516/
Shrater7516/
Craiter7513/
Shretre7510/
Sreeter758/
Cruiter758/
Scrater753/
Sritter752/
Creeter751/
Sretter751/
Shryter750/
Crether750/
Chryter750/
Crither750/
Christeher742/
Schrouther740/
Schroutter740/
Szretter71136/
Szroeter7191/
Shratter7132/
Shryoter717/
Szraiter716/
Creather713/
Christir713/
Sreetier711/
Chraster711/
Szrreter711/
Cretther710/
Shraster710/
Chryster710/
Sruitger710/
Creuther710/
Schréterová701/
Crater672,600/
Sréter6766/
Šreter676/
Shryodter673/
Chrouster671/
Chrysther671/
Srater671/
Shrachter670/

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