Schnabel Surname

22,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnabel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnabel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,9971:4,736567
United States4,4121:82,1539,343
Austria7891:10,7931,480
Ecuador2101:75,7425,563
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Switzerland1051:78,2189,041
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
France791:840,79499,796
Australia731:369,80430,692
Belgium671:171,59223,333
England551:1,013,05650,089
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Poland411:927,04369,048
Chile351:503,32812,866
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Finland191:289,30021,660
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Norway161:321,39331,311
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Guam121:13,3432,098
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China51:273,464,31313,838
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:134,63512,812

The alternate forms: Schnábel (19) are calculated separately.

Schnabel (11) may also be a first name.

Schnabel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schnabel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Schnábel. Click here for other possible spellings of Schnabel.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnabel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,874th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 307,116 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Schnabel are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Schnabel is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The surname Schnabel is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 16,997 people, or 1 in 4,736. In Germany Schnabel is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 17 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany Schnabel occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Schnabel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schnabel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schnabel last name grew 1,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schnabel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schnabel surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.18% registered with the party.

The amount Schnabel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.63% less than the national average, earning 205,466 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.23% more than the national average, earning R 380,772 per year; in United States they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $47,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $56,199 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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