Shechter Surname
Approximately 625 people bear this surname
Shechter Surname Definition:
Jewish ritual slaughterman.
Shechter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 540 | 1:671,220 | 53,500 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shechter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Jewish ritual slaughterman.
Shechter Demographics
Shechter Political Affiliation
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Shechter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shechter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shechter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shechter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 520,629th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Shechter live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 671,220. In The United States Shechter is primarily found in: New York, where 26 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.
Shechter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shechter last name are 36.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.53% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shechter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.6% more than the national average, earning $63,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $45,816 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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