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
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Schoeman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schoeman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schoeman is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schoeman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schoeman is the 18,898th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 250,019 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Schoeman reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Schoeman is also the 553,262nd most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 259 people.
The surname Schoeman is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 27,068 people, or 1 in 2,002. In South Africa Schoeman is most common in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Schoeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schoeman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 29,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schoeman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schoeman surname are 15.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.34% being registered with the 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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