Schanack Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Schanack Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Schanack Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schanack Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schanack is most common in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schanack.
How Common Is The Last Name Schanack? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Schanack are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Schanack is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent live, Northern Cape, where 10 percent live and Western Cape, where 5 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Schanack
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