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
The surname Schanu is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Schanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schanu is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Schanu are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent live. Besides Germany Schanu occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Schanu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schanu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schanu surname fell 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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