Schniz Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schniz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schniz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schniz Last Name Facts

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

Schniz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schniz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Schniz reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schniz is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,578,538. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent are found, Thuringia, where 18 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnitz92622/
Chniz911/
Schnietz86379/
Schneitz8621/
Schnitzz861/
Schnnitz860/
Schnez8389/
Shneiz8373/
Shnitz8324/
Shnaiz8321/
Scnitz836/
Chnitz832/
Cniz802/
Sniz801/
Schnichtz800/
Schnetz77915/
Schneiß7735/
Schnuis7722/
Schnich779/
Schnits772/
Schnätz772/
Schneis771/
Schnies770/
Snitz73137/
Chnis731/
Snioz731/
Snaiz731/
Schneiss7158/
Schneids716/
Schnieds713/
Schnetze711/
Schnnetz711/
Schneetz711/
Schneich711/
Sneitz6779/
Shnits6755/
Shneis672/
Sniedz672/
Shneez671/
Snidzh671/
Chnich671/
Snuitz670/
Schneidts670/
Shnetz670/

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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 Schniz
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