Schoeman Surname
Approximately 29,148 people bear this surname
Schoeman Surname Definition:
“Shoemaker” in Old Dutch. See also Schubert.
Schoeman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 27,068 | 1:2,002 | 249 |
| Netherlands | 517 | 1:32,664 | 5,444 |
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| England | 292 | 1:190,815 | 16,913 |
| Australia | 265 | 1:101,871 | 11,478 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| Zimbabwe | 95 | 1:162,508 | 20,181 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Schoeman (259) may also be a first name.
Schoeman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Shoemaker” in Old Dutch. See also Schubert.
“Shoemaker’ ’ in Dutch. Schumann in German.
Schoeman Demographics
Average Schoeman Salary in
United States
$52,126 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schoeman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schoeman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schoeman occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schoeman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,898th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 250,019 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Schoeman live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Schoeman is also the 553,262nd most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 259 people.
Schoeman is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 27,068 people, or 1 in 2,002. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Schoeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schoeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schoeman last name rose 727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 29,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schoeman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schoeman are 15.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.34% being registered with the political party.
The amount Schoeman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.18% more than the national average, earning R 406,800 per year; in United States they earn 20.8% more than the national average, earning $52,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $59,686 CAD per year.
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