Schnuhr Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schnuhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnuhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Schnuhr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schnuhr occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnuhr? popularity and diffusion

Schnuhr is the 3,798,600th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Schnuhr occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Schnuhr are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Schnuhr is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 79 percent live, Brandenburg, where 11 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live.

Schnuhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schnuhr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schnuhr last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnuhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schnuhr are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Schnuhr earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnur927,057/
Schnurr866,359/
Schnure86227/
Schnuir86191/
Schnaur8625/
Schnour866/
Shnur83514/
Scnur833/
Schnurre80115/
Shnour771,381/
Schnor77360/
Shneur7789/
Schnür7727/
Shnurr7722/
Schnór7710/
Schnúr771/
Shnuur771/
Shcnur771/
Shnure771/
Chnnur771/
Schnurová751/
Snur7328/
Cnur731/
Schnürr7111/
Chnutrh7111/
Schnoer718/
Chnéour711/
Chnoure711/
Schnnor711/
Shnurova67348/
Snure67250/
Snurr67116/
Shnor6774/
Sznur6730/
Schnoerr6723/
Snour6717/
Snurd673/
Sngur671/
Schnoore671/
Schnoorr671/
Sneur670/

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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 Schnuhr
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