Schnür Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Schnür Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Schnur (7,057) & Schnúr (1) are calculated separately.
Schnür Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schnür Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schnür is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Schnur or Schnúr. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schnür? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schnür is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schnür live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany Schnür is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 30 percent reside and Bavaria, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 22 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schnur | 94 | 7,057 | / |
| Schnúr | 94 | 1 | / |
| Schnürr | 92 | 11 | / |
| Schnor | 83 | 360 | / |
| Schnór | 83 | 10 | / |
| Schnurr | 77 | 6,359 | / |
| Schnure | 77 | 227 | / |
| Schnuir | 77 | 191 | / |
| Schnuer | 77 | 60 | / |
| Schnuhr | 77 | 27 | / |
| Schnaur | 77 | 25 | / |
| Schnoer | 77 | 8 | / |
| Schnour | 77 | 6 | / |
| Schnnor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schnürrová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shnur | 73 | 514 | / |
| Shnor | 73 | 74 | / |
| Scnur | 73 | 3 | / |
| Schnurre | 71 | 115 | / |
| Schnoerr | 71 | 23 | / |
| Schnoorr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schnoore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schnnier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shnour | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Shnoor | 67 | 334 | / |
| Shnier | 67 | 180 | / |
| Shneur | 67 | 89 | / |
| Shnurr | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shnorr | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shnuur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shnure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schnurová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chnnur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shnorz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Schnür
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