Schrøter Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Schrøter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schrøter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Faroe Islands71:7,000707
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Schrter (143) are calculated separately.

Schrøter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schrøter is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Schrter. For other possible spellings of Schrøter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schrøter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schrøter is the 3,432,070th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schrøter are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Denmark Schrøter is most prevalent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 50 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 45 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Denmark Schrøter occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Faroe Islands, where 21 percent reside and Norway, where 15 percent reside.

Schrøter Last Name Statistics demography

Schrøter earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 39.97% less than the national average, earning 207,751 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrter98143/
Schrødter9410/
Schrőter8814/
Shrter862/
Schrte862/
Chrter862/
Schrőtter828/
Crter7711/
Schrőterová745/
Shrtee711/
Shrtey711/
Shrtre711/
Schrőtterová706/
Crte6795/
Schrrty670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schrøter
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