Schnugh Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schnugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa991:547,25043,124
England171:3,277,533109,658
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Schnugh Last Name Facts

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

Schnugh occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnugh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schnugh is the 1,683,218th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Schnugh live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 547,250. In South Africa Schnugh is most common in: Western Cape, where 62 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Free State, where 1 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Schnugh exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Schnugh Last Name Statistics demography

Schnugh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.64% more than the national average, earning R 386,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnug92483/
Schnugg86185/
Scnug831/
Schnuk772/
Chnaug771/
Schønhaug7514/
Snug7316/
Schnuck71602/
Schjønhaug7112/
Shnoukh714/
Schnuke710/
Schnucke6722/
Schnauck675/
Cnoug672/
Shnuk672/
Snugs671/
Schnauke671/
Scnog671/
Snugg671/
Schneuck670/

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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 Schnugh
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