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
Shechter is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shechter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 520,629th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. Shechter is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Shechter reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 671,220. In The United States Shechter is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 26 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.
Shechter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shechter last name are 36.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.53% registered to vote for the 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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