Schney Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Schney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Schney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schney is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schney? popularity and diffusion
Schney is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Schney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Schney live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Schney is most numerous in: Normandy, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Schney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schney last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Schney
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