Schens Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schens Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schens Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schens is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schens is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Schens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Schens reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schens is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 804,151. In The Netherlands Schens is mostly found in: South Holland, where 67 percent reside and Groningen, where 33 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Schens occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Bolivia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoens92144/
Schense9266/
Scheens921/
Schuens921/
Chens9123/
Shens919/
Schyns831,803/
Schins83477/
Schenz83375/
Chense83140/
Sheens8384/
Schenx836/
Scense832/
Shense831/
Shensh831/
Sciens831/
Schöns831/
Cheens831/
Chensz831/
Scenns831/
Sens805,710/
Cens80318/
Schijns77401/
Schinse7712/
Scheems7711/
Chenshe7711/
Schench779/
Schenze772/
Chensse771/
Shenshe771/
Shehnsh771/
Schienz771/
Chensch771/
Schyons770/
Schemnz770/
Soens731,656/
Sense731,635/
Saens731,345/
Senst731,271/
Chems73630/
Cense73345/
Siens73184/
Seens7383/
Senss7364/
Chins7330/
Suens7320/
Söhns7317/
Sensz7314/
Shins7313/
Chenz738/
Senns735/
Shenz734/
Chenx732/
Seuns732/
Sjens731/
Szens731/
Censh731/
Censì731/
Chenś731/
Syhns730/
Chensowa711/
Chehense711/
Schinsch710/
Schemnce710/
Schencht710/
Sinche678,393/
Shenje671,031/
Chenje67830/
Schinz67441/
Chenze67266/
Shinse67155/
Chench67122/
Chence6789/
Shinns6759/
Schims6758/
Chinse6735/
Chemse6734/
Senche6722/
Sensse6721/
Simche6711/
Shinsh679/
Scence678/
Chehensse678/
Szensz676/
Chinsh675/
Chemss675/
Siense674/
Chinns673/
Cheems672/
Schyms672/
Shence672/
Shenze672/
Siemns671/
Chemsh671/
Censse671/
Ssense671/
Seense671/
Ceense671/
Shynsh671/
Soehns671/
Suenns670/
Chinss670/
Scench670/

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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
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  • 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 Schens
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