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
Average Male Schau Height
179.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schau is the 122,273rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,948,021 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Schau reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,606 people, or 1 in 50,128. In Germany Schau is most prevalent in: Thuringia, where 28 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Norway, where 14 percent reside.
Schau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schau last name grew 3,318 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schau last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered with 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.
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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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