Scheun Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Scheun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 287 | 1:188,772 | 20,532 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Scheun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scheun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scheun (Russian: Щеун) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scheun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 857,026th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Scheun are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 188,772. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 36 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Scheun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scheun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scheun last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Scheun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Scheun in the Russian language | ||
| Щеун | seun | - |
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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 Scheun
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