Schnaz Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schnaz Last Name Facts

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

Schnaz occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnaz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schnaz are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Schnaz is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Schnaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schnaz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnatz921,097/
Schnauz9215/
Shnaz9128/
Schnautz86748/
Schnatze8614/
Schnoz83191/
Schnaß83112/
Shnaiz8321/
Schnas836/
Shnhaz831/
Shsnaz831/
Shnaaz831/
Snaz802/
Cnaz801/
Schnase77606/
Schnaus77580/
Schnotz77213/
Schnaas7797/
Schnass7785/
Schnauß7726/
Schnahs7722/
Schnaße7714/
Shshnaz773/
Schnach772/
Shnautz770/
Schnats770/
Snnaz731/
Snazz731/
Snaiz731/
Shnas731/
Snatz730/
Schnasse7190/
Schnauss7165/
Schnaase7161/
Schnause7127/
Schneitz7121/
Schnauhs711/
Schnaach711/
Schnaust711/
Schnacht710/
Schnoutz710/
Shneiz6773/
Schnos6712/
Shnaus677/
Chnace672/
Shnnas671/
Shnats671/
Sennaz671/

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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 Schnaz
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