Schneeberger Surname

50,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schneeberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Schneeberg (snow mountain), the name of several places in Germany.

Schneeberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,3611:2,444287
Austria2,5211:3,378332
Germany1,7431:46,1886,060
United States1,4341:252,76123,994
France2661:249,70938,568
Argentina2181:196,07116,313
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Chile871:202,4886,415
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Canada521:708,56956,910
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Australia391:692,19746,687
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
England321:1,741,18971,393
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Schneeberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Schneeberg (snow mountain), the name of several places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schneeberger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schneeberger is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schneeberger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schneeberger is the 50,321st most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 714,605 people. The last name Schneeberger is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Schneeberger reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3,361 people, or 1 in 2,444. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 42 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 9 percent are found. Not including Switzerland it occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Schneeberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schneeberger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,494 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schneeberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schneeberger last name are 17.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schneeberger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.8% more than the national average, earning R 393,996 per year; in United States they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $48,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.24% less than the national average, earning $43,107 CAD per year.

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