Schning Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schning is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Schning are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Schning is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Schning is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live and Hesse, where 25 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schøning93397/
Schnning938/
Schőning931/
Schnin921/
Schønning88226/
Schjøning8810/
Schnimg8620/
Shnning862/
Schninn861/
Schnina861/
Schnien860/
Sning837/
Cning831/
Shnin831/
Schjønning82149/
Schjönning827/
Schønnings821/
Scenning803/
Schnindt801/
Schnen7722/
Sningh7716/
Shnina777/
Snning772/
Shnien771/
Chnyng771/
Snin7333/
Cnin731/
Sinning713,507/
Senning71400/
Cenning71240/
Sönning7165/
Sønning7122/
Sünning7118/
Sånning717/
Cinning711/
Schønen711/
Shchnen711/
Schnenk711/
Schneen711/
Snina67659/
Shnen6789/
Sngin6734/
Soenning6720/
Schnehen6716/
Sneng6711/
Chnen677/
Zhenning674/
Schnenck671/
Snion671/
Snien671/
Zhnin671/
Hsnin671/
Dsnin671/
Schnenke670/
Schneunk670/
Snint670/

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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 Schning
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