Schoch Surname
Approximately 16,465 people bear this surname
Schoch Surname Definition:
(1) “Haystack” in Old German (Schoche). (2) Old German unit of measurement equal to 60 of a kind. Compare “Score” or “Gross”.
Schoch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,904 | 1:11,661 | 1,496 |
| United States | 3,967 | 1:91,369 | 10,269 |
| Switzerland | 3,718 | 1:2,209 | 232 |
| France | 792 | 1:83,867 | 11,910 |
| Israel | 192 | 1:44,571 | 6,006 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| Austria | 79 | 1:107,790 | 15,374 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 1:5,483 | 742 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 876 | 1:57,327 | 6,378 |
The alternate forms: Schöch (501) are calculated separately.
Schoch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) “Haystack” in Old German (Schoche). (2) Old German unit of measurement equal to 60 of a kind. Compare “Score” or “Gross”.
Schoch Demographics
Average Male Schoch Height
177.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Schoch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schoch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schoch is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Schöch. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schoch? popularity and diffusion
Schoch is the 32,344th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 442,608 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Schoch live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Schoch is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,904 people, or 1 in 11,661. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 65 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Germany Schoch occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Switzerland, where 23 percent reside.
Schoch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schoch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 292 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schoch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schoch last name are 7.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Schoch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning R 272,616 per year; in United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.51% more than the national average, earning $57,888 CAD per year.
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