Schijven Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schijven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schijven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4441:38,0346,426
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schijven Last Name Facts

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

Schijven is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schijven.

How Common Is The Last Name Schijven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 648,005th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Schijven are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 38,034. In The Netherlands Schijven is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 61 percent are found, Limburg, where 16 percent are found and South Holland, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheijven94116/
Schiven931/
Schieven88462/
Scheiven8812/
Schuiven886/
Schivein880/
Shiven8631/
Chiven8617/
Sciven864/
Schieveen8248/
Schivenck821/
Schievenn821/
Scheven80235/
Schyven8032/
Schäven8017/
Chaiven8011/
Shiveen804/
Chivesn801/
Chivene801/
Shivend801/
Schijvinck782/
Siven77503/
Civen7737/
Scheyven7529/
Scheuven7525/
Shiveine7521/
Schivind7510/
Shcheven751/
Chivhene751/
Chiviten751/
Schiving751/
Scheaven750/
Schevein750/
Schijvijnck747/
Sheven71511/
Scheiwein71149/
Suiven71122/
Scheibein7174/
Sieven7174/
Chivin7146/
Cheven7138/
Schevenck7121/
Sivien7119/
Shivin7118/
Saiven717/
Soiven714/
Siveng712/
Chivesink712/
Chivem711/
Sivent711/
Ceiven711/
Sivein711/
Scheiving710/
Shiveteen710/
Seiven710/
Sceven710/
Suiveng67325/
Shivina67166/
Chevene6783/
Chisvin6753/
Schevin6729/
Shevhen6723/
Chaivin6717/
Shevene673/
Schyvijnck672/
Shitvin672/
Chivain671/
Saivean671/
Chivine671/
Chesven671/
Sihvoen671/
Shivesingh671/
Sitveen671/
Shiwene671/
Shivion671/
Shevend670/
Seivent670/
Cheeven670/
Shibean670/
Siveten670/

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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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  • 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 Schijven
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