Schroeter Surname
Approximately 8,752 people bear this surname
Schroeter Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Cutter [from Ger. schroten, Middle High German schrôten, O.H.Ger. scrôtan, to cut]
Schroeter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,020 | 1:20,026 | 2,647 |
| United States | 2,315 | 1:156,570 | 16,008 |
| Australia | 328 | 1:82,304 | 9,537 |
| France | 319 | 1:208,222 | 32,359 |
| Switzerland | 315 | 1:26,073 | 4,056 |
| Canada | 255 | 1:144,493 | 14,820 |
| South Africa | 151 | 1:358,793 | 32,710 |
| Israel | 137 | 1:62,464 | 7,884 |
| Thailand | 129 | 1:547,584 | 94,071 |
| Poland | 122 | 1:311,547 | 36,785 |
| Jamaica | 121 | 1:23,719 | 1,948 |
| Brazil | 91 | 1:2,352,465 | 72,498 |
| Luxembourg | 88 | 1:6,597 | 990 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Laos | 16 | 1:411,770 | 354 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Ireland | 11 | 1:428,085 | 15,694 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 136 | 1:369,255 | 27,873 |
The alternate forms: Schroëter (5) are calculated separately.
Schroeter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Cutter [from Ger. schroten, Middle High German schrôten, O.H.Ger. scrôtan, to cut]
Schroeter Demographics
Average Male Schroeter Height
178.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schroeter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schroeter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schroeter is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Schroëter. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schroeter? popularity and diffusion
Schroeter is the 57,826th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 832,672 people. The surname Schroeter is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Schroeter are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,020 people, or 1 in 20,026. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Schroeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schroeter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schroeter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schroeter surname are 16.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.87% registered with the party.
The amount Schroeter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning 320,179 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 153.96% more than the national average, earning R 603,504 per year; in United States they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $47,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $56,864 CAD per year.
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