Stetter Surname

104,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stetter Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Stetten (place of green grain), the name of many small places in Germany.

Stetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9471:27,3183,608
United States1,1001:329,50829,892
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Paraguay671:108,0112,466
Austria651:131,00717,994
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
France41:16,605,680368,153
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Stetter (11) may also be a first name.

Stetter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Stetten (place of green grain), the name of many small places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stetter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stetter occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stetter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stetter is the 104,841st most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,629,594 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Stetter live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 2,947 people, or 1 in 27,318. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 43 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Stetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stetter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stetter surname grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stetter last name are 13.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.59% registered with the party.

The amount Stetter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.17% more than the national average, earning $61,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staetter9357/
Stoetter9318/
Steetter932/
Shtetter931/
Stettier931/
Steitter930/
Steatter930/
Steter92204/
Stette92202/
Stotter86929/
Statter86393/
Steuter86175/
Stötter86122/
Stettes8695/
Stätter8694/
Stoeter8682/
Steeter8624/
Stejter8621/
Stester869/
Staeter869/
Stedter869/
Steater865/
Steiter864/
Stitter862/
Stether862/
Stettey861/
Stieter861/
Steyter861/
Stetger860/
Stete83102/
Steudter80231/
Sztejter80205/
Stoedter80106/
Staedter8085/
Szteiter8041/
Stottier802/
Sttotter802/
Stetherd801/
Stettieh801/
Stgitter801/
Shteyter801/
Schteter800/
Steister800/
Stechter800/
Steather800/
Statteur800/
Stoter771,068/
Stöter77778/
Stater77582/
Stiter77100/
Stäter7730/
Stetes7721/
Stetie7716/
Steute778/
Steste776/
Stetta774/
Šteter774/
Steete772/
Steyte772/
Stetti772/
Stethe771/
Stätte771/
Stiete771/
Steite770/
Styter770/
Stitte770/
Stehte770/
Steudther753/
Stattherr751/
Stedtherr751/
Schteuter750/
Steichter750/
Stadter711,112/
Städter71779/
Stather71605/
Steudte71201/
Stother7164/
Stödter7163/
Steates7148/
Stodter7138/
Steidte7115/
Stayter718/
Stetieh717/
Stestes714/
Stittes713/
Shtetty712/
Stitger712/
Stither712/
Stotier711/
Statier711/
Steitie711/
Štotter711/
Stöhter711/
Steteeh711/
Stihter711/
Shtoter711/
Shtater711/
Steitei711/
Steiteh711/
Steetes710/
Staater710/
Stichter671,026/
Steitieh67368/
Steti67333/
Stadther67231/
Steta67226/
Stite6727/
Stety674/
Stietieh674/
Staatier672/
Stteeter671/
Štete671/
Stäte671/
Sthethie671/
Staddter670/
Sthother670/
Stishter670/
Stodther670/

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