Schamisso Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schamisso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schamisso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Schamisso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schamisso is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schamisso.

How Common Is The Last Name Schamisso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schamisso is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Schamisso is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Schamisso live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schamisso is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,277,405. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 78 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamisso9442/
Chamissou891/
Chamiso88181/
Shamiso88105/
Samisso881/
Samissou8227/
Chamisou823/
Chamisas823/
Chamissa823/
Chamaiso822/
Shamissa821/
Samiso8021/
Chamisa753,439/
Shamisa7512/
Chamiço7510/
Samusso757/
Samissa754/
Chameso753/
Samitso753/
Shamuso751/
Shameso751/
Somisso751/
Shemiso751/
Somissou7180/
Samessos7126/
Shamusho715/
Chamisha713/
Shamisad711/
Chomissa711/
Shamizou711/
Zamissou711/
Chamitsa711/
Samizo67178/
Samisa6776/
Samuso6712/
Shamishah673/
Sameso672/
Shameisha672/
Zamiso671/
Chamishad671/
Sammessos671/
Soumissou671/
Somiso671/
Shamishad671/
Xamiso671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schamisso
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