Schuchter Surname
Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname
Schuchter Surname User-submission:
The surname Schuchter or Schuster means 'shoe maker'. It was given in a period when surnames represented one's profession.
Schuchter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 771 | 1:11,045 | 1,522 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| Germany | 88 | 1:914,835 | 64,706 |
| Brazil | 84 | 1:2,548,504 | 77,255 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Schüchter (93) are calculated separately.
Schuchter Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Schuchter or Schuster means 'shoe maker'. It was given in a period when surnames represented one's profession.
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Schuchter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schuchter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schuchter is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Schüchter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schuchter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 326,564th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,403,819 people. The surname Schuchter occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Schuchter are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schuchter is most commonly held in Austria, where it is carried by 771 people, or 1 in 11,045. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Tyrol, where 65 percent live, Vorarlberg, where 32 percent live and Salzburg, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Austria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.
Schuchter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schuchter are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schuchter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.32% more than the national average, earning $60,276 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schüchter | 96 | 93 | / |
| Shuchter | 94 | 55 | / |
| Schucter | 94 | 2 | / |
| Schichter | 89 | 40 | / |
| Schochter | 89 | 35 | / |
| Schucster | 89 | 1 | / |
| Suchter | 88 | 63 | / |
| Schiechter | 84 | 1 | / |
| Schoechter | 84 | 1 | / |
| Seuchter | 82 | 98 | / |
| Shukhter | 82 | 7 | / |
| Szuchter | 82 | 5 | / |
| Suchster | 82 | 5 | / |
| Schuzter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shucster | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schutzter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Šuchter | 75 | 102 | / |
| Zuchter | 75 | 12 | / |
| Cichter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Suchterova | 74 | 8 | / |
| Suchterová | 74 | 5 | / |
| Szichter | 71 | 12 | / |
| Soucther | 71 | 7 | / |
| Suughter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soucthier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Socter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoechter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šuchterová | 63 | 53 | / |
| Šuchterova | 63 | 4 | / |
| Szuzter | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shocter | 63 | 1 | / |
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