Schutte Surname

20,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schutte Surname Definition:

(1) “Marksman” in Old German. (Compare “Skutter” in Afrikaans.) (2) “Dam” or “Weir”, also Sand­bank in Old German (Schütten - to pour).

Schutte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,2251:4,827616
United States7,5131:48,2445,847
Netherlands5,2451:3,220272
Australia4851:55,6616,818
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Germany2931:274,76329,003
England1631:341,82924,929
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
France911:729,92091,032
Venezuela671:450,8078,956
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Ireland421:112,1185,755
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Austria151:567,69652,281
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8641:58,1236,454

The alternate forms: Schütte (22,472) & Schutté (3) are calculated separately.

Schutte (25) may also be a first name.

Schutte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Marksman” in Old German. (Compare “Skutter” in Afrikaans.) (2) “Dam” or “Weir”, also Sand­bank in Old German (Schütten - to pour).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Schutte Last Name Facts

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

Schutte has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Schütte or Schutté. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schutte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,955th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 279,849 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Schutte reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Schutte is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 11,225 people, or 1 in 4,827. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, North West, where 12 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Besides South Africa Schutte occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found.

Schutte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schutte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 870 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 652 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schutte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schutte surname are 24.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Schutte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 251.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,180 per year; in South Africa they earn 101.97% more than the national average, earning R 479,964 per year; in United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schütte9522,472/
Schutté953/
Schuette936,216/
Schuttey9324/
Schuttie9324/
Schuttee9312/
Scheutte932/
Schuttes932/
Schuttez931/
Schuitte930/
Schautte930/
Schute92951/
Shutte92395/
Chutte92157/
Scutte9229/
Schauttet881/
Schuettie881/
Schutteis881/
Schuttesr881/
Schautter880/
Schuettee880/
Scheuttes880/
Shutter861,186/
Schoute86637/
Schuite86397/
Schutta86361/
Schutti86238/
Chutter86184/
Schutty86117/
Choutte8653/
Schutes8651/
Shuttie8633/
Shuttee8627/
Chuttey8621/
Schuete8615/
Schitte8614/
Shuttes8612/
Schutez8611/
Schuhte8610/
Shuette868/
Chhutte866/
Scuitte866/
Schuthe863/
Chautte863/
Schaute861/
Schutee861/
Shoutte861/
Schutje861/
Shuttez860/
Schutie860/
Scoutte860/
Schutey860/
Chute8313,416/
Shute837,098/
Sutte831,446/
Scute832/
Schautteet82173/
Schuttheis823/
Schutteová822/
Schauttest821/
Schütter801,049/
Scheuter80227/
Schottey80110/
Schusted8043/
Schottie8025/
Schautes8025/
Schiøtte8014/
Schustes803/
Schouter802/
Schuiter802/
Schuzter802/
Schuetie802/
Schuetti801/
Schuteet801/
Schuteis801/
Stchoute801/
Schoutes801/
Schiette801/
Shuytter801/
Schottee801/
Schottte801/
Scheuteu801/
Chutteea801/
Schuhter801/
Schustey801/
Schuethe800/
Sutter7734,806/
Choute772,788/
Suttie772,383/
Scutti772,020/
Chuter771,305/
Shuter771,232/
Scotte77829/
Shutes77826/
Chutti77317/
Shutty77310/
Shutti77309/
Shutta77152/
Chaute77132/
Chutes77127/
Shoute7798/
Shutey7791/
Suttee7788/
Chutet7787/
Suette7769/
Schüte7766/
Suitte7765/
Scutea7759/
Suttey7755/
Chutei7754/
Shutie7738/
Chuthe7736/
Scutta7728/
Shaute7726/
Chhute7726/
Schuty7716/
Shitte7715/
Chuste7715/
Schite7712/
Chutee7712/
Shotte7711/
Cheute7710/
Chutit7710/
Sautte779/
Soutte778/
Chutep777/
Shuste774/
Chuite774/
Shuite774/
Shgute774/
Scoute773/
Shutei773/
Sheute772/
Siutte772/
Suttes772/
Chuute772/
Schuti772/
Shuete772/
Scutty771/
Shuteh771/
Shutez771/
Shuthe771/
Seutte771/
Sutthe771/
Stcute771/
Scutei771/
Shutep771/
Shuute771/
Chutea771/
Suchte770/
Schuszter75826/
Schauster75144/
Schouster75112/
Schusster7525/
Schuttish7518/
Schustedt7515/
Schutheis756/
Schuuster755/
Sschuster752/
Shchuster751/
Schouteit751/
Schutheiß751/
Schuthess751/
Schuister750/
Shutthess750/
Sute732,629/
Shuster719,782/
Sautter717,186/
Chauthe711,675/
Soutter711,552/
Seutter71512/
Suitter71370/
Chuthep71342/
Chouter71286/
Scottie71149/
Chuster71116/
Schuety71104/
Schitea71102/
Shouted71101/
Chouthe7189/
Choutet7186/
Schotta7183/
Chuthet7183/
Scuitti7171/
Suchter7163/
Chuites7160/
Chouteh7153/
Schitti7145/
Schiete7127/
Szutter7124/
Chuthit7124/
Schoutheer7123/
Shouter7121/
Shusted7120/
Cheutet7118/
Chhutti7117/
Choutee7114/
Schauta7110/
Sutteer717/
Seuchte717/
Choutey716/
Schotti716/
Shitteh716/
Sutterø716/
Chauter714/
Chauteh713/
Scottee713/
Scoutti713/
Choutea713/
Chauste713/
Chhuter713/
Sutthee713/
Shuttis712/
Shauter712/
Schotey712/
Schuita712/
Choutti712/
Schidte712/
Schotté712/
Schuthé712/
Schutij712/
Chustti712/
Chhaute711/
Chustet711/
Chutthi711/
Schoete711/
Schueti711/
Schutai711/
Shittee711/
Shautet711/
Sutteth711/
Suttett711/
Souttey711/
Shudter711/
Chuiter711/
Shitteu711/
Schuiti711/
Suittie711/
Shoutey711/
Shouthe711/
Schausther711/
Schouta711/
Schüthe711/
D'Schuster711/
Chouste711/
Chustee711/
Chautty711/
Cheutei711/
Chuttai711/
Schutaj711/
Schutiz711/
Shuthep711/
Shutthi711/
Shoutee711/
Chauted711/
Chujtit711/
Choutit711/
Sautteu710/
Shuther710/
Shuiter710/
Shoette710/
Shuthes710/
Schutis710/
Shiette710/
Sauttes710/
Shottie710/
Shuhter710/
Schitty710/
Choutes710/
Schusty710/
Sheuter710/
Schothe710/
Suter6734,533/
Saute6710,611/
Sutta676,479/
Suteu673,296/
Sutti671,976/
Suste671,175/
Chuti671,038/
Shuta67736/
Shuti67726/
Shote67711/
Shite67611/
Sutty67586/
Suete67542/
Suite67404/
Sotte67287/
Seute67272/
Sudte67202/
Suthe67187/
Sutej67179/
Sutea67165/
Shuty67151/
Soute67124/
Sutey67111/
Seuchter6798/
Sutet6780/
Sutee6769/
Sutei6758/
Shuchter6755/
Siute6751/
Schietti6747/
Sutie6737/
Zutte6736/
Suttá6728/
Scote6727/
Sutep6724/
Suttý6723/
Chouteas6722/
Scuta6719/
Chouster6718/
Scuti6714/
Suyte6714/
Szhuster6711/
Chaustit6710/
Shouster679/
Suteh679/
Sutes678/
Schiødte678/
Schautis676/
Sutit676/
Chaustez675/
Szuchter675/
Scite674/
Chauster674/
Sheuster672/
Chuithet672/
Schittay672/
Shustedt671/
Shuttish671/
Shauster671/
Sgute671/
Scuty671/
Sjute671/
Schoetti671/
Schottay671/
Szute671/
Sutteova671/
Chouttis671/
Chushtee671/
Chutthit671/
Chaustes671/
Shusterh671/
Schutais671/
Suted671/
Chuytitp671/
Chauther670/
Shutheis670/
Shuister670/
Shuither670/
Schiethe670/
Schustis670/
Shusster670/

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