Schulte Surname

5,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schulte Surname Definition:

(German) The magistrate or sheriff; a steward or overseer.

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Schulte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany70,6141:1,14080
United States24,4881:14,8011,857
Netherlands2,0761:8,1341,001
Canada8161:45,1545,560
Brazil4641:461,36717,485
Australia3481:77,5749,062
France2601:255,47239,438
Switzerland2141:38,3785,519
Austria1981:43,0076,895
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
England1181:472,18730,747
Mexico1091:1,138,77314,108
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Spain921:508,17425,386
Slovakia811:65,88212,782
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Norway431:119,58815,719
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Finland181:305,37222,464
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
China71:195,331,65210,124
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guam11:160,1214,893
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2961:21,8722,753

The alternate forms: Schultè (1) are calculated separately.

Schulte (55) may also be a first name.

Schulte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The magistrate or sheriff; a steward or overseer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A German surname derived from medieval Schultheiß, meaning 'head of a municipality'.

- raychik

Schulte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schulte has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Schultè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schulte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,609th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 72,238 people. Schulte is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schulte are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 70,614 people, or 1 in 1,140. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 81 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Schulte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schulte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schulte surname rose 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 787 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schulte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schulte are 18.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schulte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.34% less than the national average, earning 296,448 kr per year; in Peru they earn 83.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,618 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.52% more than the national average, earning R 362,436 per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schultè951/
Schultea93151/
Schoulte9353/
Schultez9325/
Schulteß9319/
Schulted935/
Schultie933/
Schultte933/
Schultee932/
Schuylte931/
Schutlte931/
Schultey930/
Schuldte930/
Schaulte930/
Schullte930/
Scheulte930/
Shulte92217/
Sculte925/
Chulte921/
Schulteis88747/
Schulthes8885/
Schulthei8848/
Schultess8813/
Schulteiß889/
Schultheß884/
Schultesz883/
Schoulter881/
Schoultes881/
D'Schulte881/
Scheulter881/
Shultes86267/
Schulta86144/
Schulty8673/
Shulter8638/
Shultie8632/
Chultes8624/
Chultez8615/
Shculte8612/
Chultte863/
Chultea861/
Scaulte861/
Scuhlte861/
Scuulte861/
Schulti861/
Shullte861/
Shultea861/
Shoulte861/
Chullte861/
Schultj861/
Shultey860/
Shultez860/
Shultge860/
Shaulte860/
Scultie860/
Chultey860/
Shultee860/
Chaulte860/
Sulte83395/
Schulteisz82194/
Schulteiss8254/
Schultheiz8217/
Schulteová8214/
Schulthesz8212/
Schultteis827/
Schulthets823/
Scheulteis821/
Schultheid821/
Schulteitz821/
Schulteova821/
Schulthees820/
Schulthedt820/
Schoulthes820/
Shoultes80144/
Shaulter8014/
Shoulter808/
Shultess803/
Shulteis803/
Shulteiz803/
Shultees802/
Choulter801/
Scholtee801/
Schultyz801/
Shoultey801/
Schuldti801/
Chaulter800/
Schultiz800/
Schoulty800/
Scholtie800/
Shoultie800/
Shuulter800/
Scholtey800/
Schultheiss782,963/
Schultheisz78143/
Schoultheis7864/
Schultheihs782/
Schuiltheis781/
Schullteiss781/
Schulltheis781/
Schuldtheis780/
Schultheist780/
Schultheids780/
Sulter77312/
Sultes77125/
Shulta7745/
Sculti7721/
Siulte7720/
Shilte7720/
Sholte7716/
Szulte7712/
Sultie777/
Sultea775/
Shulti774/
Sultez774/
Shulty773/
Saulte773/
Scolte773/
Sulteș772/
Chulti771/
Soulte771/
Sultey770/
Sculty770/
Shultheis7567/
Schultais7538/
Schoultis7512/
Schulthis754/
Shulthess751/
Schulthiz751/
Schultész751/
Schultiss750/
Schultich750/
Shultheip750/
Saulter711,484/
Shultis711,425/
Schulthais71155/
Shoulta71139/
Chültee7139/
Sholtey7138/
Shultheiss7133/
Soulter7130/
Scholti7120/
Schulttais7112/
Saultes7111/
Soultez7111/
Chultiz7110/
Szulter715/
Scholty713/
Schulthuis712/
Shoulti712/
Shoulty712/
Soultes712/
Sultesz712/
Schulthiss711/
Shultheisz711/
Shiltey711/
Seulter711/
Shultiz711/
Shultty710/
Shoolte710/
Shulthy710/
Saultez710/
Shaulty710/
Sulta67604/
Solte67248/
Sulti67234/
Shultays67147/
Sulty6794/
Shoultys6710/
Shultais677/
Zulte674/
Shoultis673/
Shouldta671/
Soultesz671/
Šulte671/
Sultheis671/
Shultuis670/
Shoultty670/
Shulthis670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schulte
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