Schulter Surname

289,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Austria

Schulter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schulter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3371:635,23523,555
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Germany2931:274,76329,003
Austria2811:30,3044,887
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

The alternate forms: Schülter (301) are calculated separately.

Schulter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schulter is most common in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms: Schülter. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schulter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 289,091st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The last name Schulter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Schulter live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 635,235. In Brazil Schulter is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 53 percent reside, Paraná, where 25 percent reside and São Paulo, where 14 percent reside. Other than Brazil it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 22 percent reside.

Schulter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schulter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schulter surname increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schulter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schulter last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schulter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $49,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $59,966 CAD per year.

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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 Schulter
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