Schurter Surname
Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname
Schurter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 531 | 1:15,467 | 2,543 |
| United States | 487 | 1:744,269 | 58,228 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Chile | 59 | 1:298,584 | 8,628 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Schurter Demographics
Average Schurter Salary in
United States
$47,138 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schurter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schurter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schurter occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schurter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schurter is the 312,825th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,062,850 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Schurter live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schurter is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 15,467. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 64 percent are found, Canton of Bern, where 8 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Schurter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schurter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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 Republicans than The US average, with 70.79% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schurtter | 94 | 35 | / |
| Schuerter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Schurther | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shurter | 93 | 215 | / |
| Churter | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schorter | 88 | 138 | / |
| Shurtier | 88 | 2 | / |
| Schirter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Surter | 86 | 26 | / |
| Shcurtter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schoorter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schortier | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shorter | 80 | 13,656 | / |
| Ceurter | 80 | 38 | / |
| Shirter | 80 | 16 | / |
| Suurter | 80 | 6 | / |
| Surther | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sourter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Saurter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shortier | 75 | 6 | / |
| Shorther | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sourther | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shirteer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shirther | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shortter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sorter | 71 | 644 | / |
| Cirter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sortier | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soorter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zurther | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorther | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shortir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shorthair | 59 | 68 | / |
| Sortir | 57 | 5 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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