Schnab Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Schnab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schnab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schnab is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Schnab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schnab is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schnab live; 75 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Schnab is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 14,247,805. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 67 percent are found and San Juan Province, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Argentina this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Schnab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schnab has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schnab surname fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnaub923/
Schnabs922/
Schneab920/
Shnab916/
Schnob83153/
Schnap8320/
Shnaib835/
Shnabs834/
Shnabh831/
Scnaub831/
Schneb831/
Schnaw830/
Schnaf830/
Snab8099/
Cnab801/
Schnapp772,503/
Shshnab77193/
Schnapf7799/
Schnafe773/
Schneib773/
Schnaph772/
Schnaip771/
Schnaep771/
Schnapt771/
Schnape770/
Schnaff770/
Chnaf73275/
S'Nab7350/
Shnap7322/
Snabt7310/
Sngab737/
Chnap736/
Snaeb733/
Shnaf732/
Jhnab732/
Shnob732/
Snnab731/
Snaib731/
Snabh731/
Hsnab731/
Cnaub731/
Chnob730/
Schnaipp719/
Schnaupp712/
Schnaupe710/
Schnaepp710/
Schnauff710/
Schnappe710/
Shnaps67218/
Shnaaf6786/
Shneib6729/
Shnapp6720/
Schnäp6719/
Sennab679/
Chnaif676/
Chnaap676/
Shnape675/
Shnaif672/
Shnova672/
Shngav671/
Scnapp671/
Schnop671/
Schnof671/
Schnow670/

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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 Schnab
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