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Family name Sauter (Sauter , Саутер , 索特) , globally, is a common last name. The cognomen Sauter is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Liechtenstein, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, and Germany. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. Very seldom, Sauter is the forename as well as the last name.