Schober Surname

19,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schober Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, a haystack.

Schober Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,9291:5,054606
Austria7,9341:1,07373
United States3,4641:104,63611,510
Switzerland4221:19,4623,150
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Czechia1481:71,84812,077
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Mexico611:2,034,85618,943
France581:1,145,219121,886
England581:960,65648,451
Hungary551:178,47815,519
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Monaco11:37,0664,748
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:155,95914,357

The alternate forms: Schöber (711) & Schóber (97) are calculated separately.

Schober (11) may also be a first name.

Schober Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, a haystack.

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

Schober Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schober is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Schöber or Schóber. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schober? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,023rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 252,033 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Schober live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schober is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 11 people.

The last name Schober is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 15,929 people, or 1 in 5,054. In Germany Schober is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 36 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Schober Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schober has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schober last name increased 1,076 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schober Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Schober are 18.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schober earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.67% more than the national average, earning 452,236 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.97% more than the national average, earning R 327,876 per year; in United States they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $47,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $55,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schöber95711/
Schóber9597/
Schoeber93348/
Schoiber93157/
Schouber936/
Schoberr936/
Schoberd931/
Shober921,257/
Chober92127/
Scober9214/
Schoberth881,249/
Schojbert8812/
Schoobert882/
Schaber864,494/
Shobert86491/
Chobert86483/
Shobeir86188/
Shobier86122/
Scheber86103/
Schäber869/
Shobeer864/
Shouber863/
Chobere861/
Jchober861/
Shoeber861/
Shoober861/
Shobere861/
Chouber861/
Sober832,207/
Schoberová82151/
Schoberova821/
Schouberth820/
Scheuber801,982/
Shoobert80285/
Schouver80205/
Zschaber80169/
Choubert8069/
Schomper8060/
Schaeber8022/
Schaaber8013/
Schóbert809/
Schoover803/
Schöbert803/
Shoubert802/
Choubeir801/
Choobert801/
Shoubier801/
Shoubeir801/
Shoubere801/
Shohbeer801/
Scheeber800/
Schaberd800/
Shoebeer800/
Schoveer800/
Shoberth800/
Chaber771,930/
Shover771,787/
Shaber771,701/
Sobere771,217/
Szober77504/
Shobir77279/
Sheber77236/
Chobir77100/
Sobert77100/
Sobier7759/
Scaber7747/
Souber7733/
Sahber7717/
Sceber7712/
Soiber7711/
Sgober779/
Sobear773/
Soeber773/
Siober772/
Sobeir772/
Sobeer771/
Soberd771/
Sohber771/
Shobyr771/
Soober771/
Sobher771/
Sobeyr771/
Sojber771/
Schachber751/
Schausber750/
Shabeer7122,444/
Chabert7110,741/
Schaver71491/
Shabier71472/
Shomper71409/
Shobair71395/
Shebeer71254/
Soibert7180/
Soberre7169/
Shabert7149/
Soubert7145/
Shaaber7143/
Soubier7140/
Shabeir7139/
Shahber7133/
Chabere7127/
Soubere7119/
Soobert7112/
Sheeber7110/
Suobere719/
Schauberth716/
Zscaber716/
Schöberová716/
Sahaber715/
Szobert715/
Chaberr715/
Chhaber714/
Shobire714/
Zshaber714/
Sahbier714/
Schóberová714/
Shabere714/
Sjobert713/
Soibere713/
Shabear713/
Chahber713/
Shauber712/
Chauber712/
Chaberd712/
Shaberr712/
Sahbber712/
Sheuber712/
Chatber711/
Schaberová711/
Soobeir711/
Shehber711/
Shabeur711/
Shabher711/
Sobeere711/
Siahber711/
Seehber711/
Sahbeir711/
Zchaber711/
Shebeur710/
Saber67338,688/
Seber673,065/
Sobir67862/
Zober67671/
Schamper67415/
Chaubert67391/
Šober67284/
Sover67273/
Shaubert67238/
Sõber67184/
Séber67118/
Soubeyre67112/
Sóber6759/
Schavoir6722/
Söber6719/
Soberova6714/
Sahabier6714/
Sáber6710/
Shabheer675/
Shahbier674/
Shabeert673/
Säber672/
Szczaber672/
Schãpfer672/
Sobyr671/
Choubair671/
Chashber671/
Shabeerp671/
Shabeerr671/
Shahbeir671/
Shabeere671/
Shaabeer671/
Shoubair671/
Shabeetr671/
Schaveer670/
Souhbeer670/

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