Schulten Surname

89,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schulten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schulten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1141:19,5692,585
Netherlands5481:30,8165,108
United States5161:702,44055,541
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Israel361:237,71222,042
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
France111:6,038,429280,838
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

The alternate forms: Schultén (5) & Schülten (1) are calculated separately.

Schulten Last Name Facts

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

Schulten is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Schultén or Schülten. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schulten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,220th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,354,814 people. The last name Schulten occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Schulten reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schulten is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 4,114 people, or 1 in 19,569. In Germany Schulten is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Schulten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schulten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schulten surname grew 629 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schulten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schulten are 30.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Schulten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 622.93% more than the national average, earning R 1,717,960 per year and in United States they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $45,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schultén965/
Schülten961/
Schoulten94218/
Schhulten945/
Shulten9322/
Chulten931/
Shoulten881/
Schultin881/
Scoulten880/
Sulten8672/
Schultenová841/
Schulting82533/
Schultink82253/
Chultem80198/
Sholten8055/
Saulten8037/
Sulteng8033/
Sulteen8016/
Shultin808/
Chülten804/
Shultyn803/
Scolten802/
Shilten801/
Shultenova786/
Sultn7721/
Shultina7535/
Chhultem7523/
Suileten759/
Ssholten750/
Sulthn7143/
Sultin7133/
Solten7123/
Sultem711/
Schooltin710/
Chültem672,187/
Sultina6794/
Chultim6716/
Shultinova6713/
Sholtin679/
Sulting676/
Shultim671/
Saultin670/
Sultion670/

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