Schanu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Schanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Schanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schanu is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Schanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Schanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Schanu reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Schanu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schanu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Schanu
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