Schurter Surname

312,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schurter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schurter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5311:15,4672,543
United States4871:744,26958,228
Canada611:604,02649,778
Chile591:298,5848,628
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
France121:5,535,227269,324
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malta11:430,2723,380
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schurter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schurter is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schurter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schurter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 312,825th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,062,850 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Schurter live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 531 people, or 1 in 15,467. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 64 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 8 percent live and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 5 percent live. Beside Switzerland it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Schurter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schurter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schurter surname increased 5,411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schurter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schurter are 24.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schurter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $48,569 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schurtter9435/
Schuerter941/
Schurther941/
Shurter93215/
Churter930/
Schorter88138/
Shurtier882/
Schirter880/
Surter8626/
Shcurtter821/
Schoorter821/
Schortier820/
Shorter8013,656/
Ceurter8038/
Shirter8016/
Suurter806/
Surther801/
Sourter800/
Saurter800/
Shortier756/
Shorther752/
Sourther751/
Shirteer750/
Shirther750/
Shortter750/
Sorter71644/
Cirter711/
Sortier678/
Soorter671/
Zurther671/
Sorther670/
Shortir670/
Shorthair5968/
Sortir575/

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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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  • 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 Schurter
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