Schütten Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Schütten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schütten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Finland261:211,41217,592
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Schutten (1,838) are calculated separately.

Schütten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schütten is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Schutten. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schütten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schütten is the 830,559th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schütten are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany Schütten is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 8 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schutten961,838/
Schüten9371/
Schuetten8211/
Schütting822/
Schoetten821/
Shutten80400/
Schuten80149/
Shotten8051/
Schiten803/
Chutten801/
Shitten800/
Süten7711/
Schouten7524,333/
Schuyten75385/
Schuiten75384/
Scheuten75297/
Schauten75117/
Shittien757/
Schueten757/
Schusten753/
Schittin753/
Schotenn751/
Shoutten751/
Schüting751/
Schuteen750/
Sutten71535/
Schausten71183/
Schutting71173/
Chuten71152/
Shuten7174/
Shoten7123/
Sotten714/
Shiten714/
Schoutenn712/
Schouthen711/
Schousten711/
Sschouten711/
Shuttn710/
Shuttin6748/
Shottin6729/
Shouten6724/
Shusten6715/
Sutthen6713/
Shooten6712/
Szotten678/
Schitin677/
Chuteng675/
Schutin673/
Chauten673/
Chouten672/
Shuteng671/
Chuttem671/
Schotin671/
Suitten671/
Shituen671/
Chhuten671/
Sshittn671/
Shuyten671/
Shittin671/
Soutten670/

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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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  • 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 Schütten
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