Schrötter Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schrötter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schrötter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9501:84,74310,692
Austria1631:52,2428,220
Czechia911:116,85118,971
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Schrotter (494) & Schrõtter (1) are calculated separately.

Schrötter Last Name Facts

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

Schrötter is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Schrotter or Schrõtter. For other potential spellings of Schrötter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schrötter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,542nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,738,225 people. The last name Schrötter is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schrötter live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 950 people, or 1 in 84,743. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 37 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 13 percent are found and Czechia, where 7 percent are found.

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Footnotes

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