Schutters Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schutters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schutters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2071:55,5399,004
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France41:16,605,680368,153
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

The alternate forms: Schütters (38) are calculated separately.

Schutters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schutters occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Schütters. For other potential spellings of Schutters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schutters? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schutters is the 661,581st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname Schutters is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Schutters reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 55,539. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Schutters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schutters surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Schutters earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 28.02% less than the national average, earning R 171,060 per year and in United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schütters9638/
Schutthers950/
Shutters94629/
Schotters8974/
Schouters8962/
Schauters8915/
Schuiters891/
Schuthers890/
Sutters88253/
Shuters881/
Schoetters842/
Schussters841/
Suitters8294/
Sautters8246/
Chouters8215/
Scitters828/
Shuthers821/
Shusters821/
Soutters820/
Suters80375/
Schieters781/
Suthers751,456/
Sueters75362/
Suiters75263/
Seuters75118/
Sauters7553/
Susters7513/
Souters753/
Suttors752/
Ceuters751/
Sutiers751/
Suyters750/
Sotters750/
Southers711,689/
Sutherst71134/
Shooters714/
Scieters712/
Sautiers711/
Soutehrs711/
Sutherss710/
Sauthers710/
Southerst6736/
Zuters6713/
Sutars675/
Shoethers670/
Sutors670/

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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
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  • 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 Schutters
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