Schney Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Schney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Schney Last Name Facts

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

Schney is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Schney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Schney live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Schney is most common in: Normandy, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account France it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Schney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schney surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schne9151/
Shney9110/
Chney913/
Scney912/
Schnee833,198/
Schner83196/
Schned83149/
Schøne83132/
Schnez8389/
Schnoy8367/
Schnei8344/
Schnae839/
Shneyd834/
Shneye833/
Schnée833/
Schnne833/
Schnay832/
Schnep831/
Schőne831/
Schőny831/
Schnea830/
Schneh830/
Sney8032/
Shne8017/
Chne8016/
Shny801/
Scny801/
Cney800/
Schnepf775,089/
Schnetz77915/
Schnees7756/
Schneiß7735/
Schnedt7732/
Schnaue7726/
Schőner7717/
Schneph774/
Schnaje774/
Shnneye773/
Schøner773/
Schnech772/
Schneio772/
Schnedd771/
Schneed771/
Schneis771/
Schnner771/
Schness771/
Schnets771/
Hschner770/
Ceheney770/
Sneyd731,266/
Shnyt73446/
Shner73142/
Shnay7391/
Shnee7351/
Chnne7349/
Shnep7342/
Sneyi7335/
Chnee7310/
Shnet738/
Sngey735/
Shnyi735/
Shnei734/
Chnet734/
Sneye733/
Chner733/
Shnge732/
Shniy732/
Chnhe731/
Chnyy731/
Shnyy731/
Chnay731/
Schna731/
Shnie731/
Chnea731/
Schni731/
Shnny731/
Shnyh731/
Chneh731/
Chnoy731/
Chnyp731/
Sneya730/
Shnes730/
Scnee730/
Shnoy730/
Schneidt71752/
Schneiss7158/
Schnigge7130/
Schnherr7125/
Schneitz7121/
Schnagge7119/
Schneids716/
Schneipp714/
Schneitt713/
Schnneer713/
Schnnetz711/
Schchner711/
Schneeie711/
Schneetz711/
Schneich711/
Schnecht710/
Schneith710/
Schnetts710/
Schnugge710/
Schneedt710/
Schnieja710/
Schneher710/
Schnau67405/
Sny67318/
Shneih67238/
Sne67167/
Shneer67154/
Schnaß67112/
Cne6790/
Shneiz6773/
Senney6763/
Cinney6761/
Sünney6751/
Sinney6745/
Shneid6743/
Cenney6723/
Schnäp6719/
Schnip6717/
Schønherr6716/
Schnad6715/
Shnayd6714/
Shnets6711/
Shnyts6711/
Schnid6710/
Chnesr679/
Shnayt676/
Schnas676/
Shnaye676/
Shnepf674/
Shniyi674/
Sneehy673/
Schønegge673/
Chnaya672/
Shnaya672/
Sneyup672/
Chnnay672/
Shneis672/
Chneid671/
Schnaa671/
Shcnay671/
Shcnee671/
Chnahe671/
Shneed671/
Shneji671/
Shnnes671/
Schøni671/
Schőnherr671/
Chnaay671/
Chnuya671/
Shnoje671/
Schneesch671/
Shnaie671/
Shneez671/
Chniyo671/
Sneydd670/
Schnat670/
Schnio670/
Chness670/
Shnetz670/
Schnna670/
Schneidts670/
Shnedt670/
Seheny670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schney
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