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 surname Schroeter is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Schroëter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schroeter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,826th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 832,672 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Schroeter live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Schroeter is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,020 people, or 1 in 20,026. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Schroeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schroeter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schroeter surname increased 1,702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schroeter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schroeter surname are 16.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.87% being 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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