Schau Surname
Approximately 3,741 people bear this surname
Schau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,606 | 1:50,128 | 6,541 |
| United States | 1,128 | 1:321,329 | 29,290 |
| Norway | 529 | 1:9,721 | 1,048 |
| Denmark | 192 | 1:29,400 | 3,049 |
| Canada | 157 | 1:234,685 | 22,439 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Schau Demographics
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Schau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schau occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schau.
How Common Is The Last Name Schau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 122,273rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,948,021 people. The surname Schau is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Schau reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,606 people, or 1 in 50,128. In Germany Schau is most common in: Thuringia, where 28 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Norway, where 14 percent are found.
Schau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,318 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schau surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning 322,420 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $44,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $49,316 CAD per year.
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Schau Reference & Research
Shaw FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Shaw FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Schau
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