Schomberg Surname

301,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schomberg Surname Definition:

Frederick Schomberg, a descendant of a noble family in Germany, accompanied William II. to England in 1688, and was ultimately created Duke of Schomberg.

Schomberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6261:128,60315,672
United States4811:753,55358,836
Australia631:428,50333,982
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France61:11,070,454349,096
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

The alternate forms: Schömberg (14) are calculated separately.

Schomberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Frederick Schomberg, a descendant of a noble family in Germany, accompanied William II. to England in 1688, and was ultimately created Duke of Schomberg.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Schomberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schomberg is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Schömberg. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schomberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 301,281st most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. Schomberg is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Schomberg reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 128,603. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Hesse, where 29 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Schomberg exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Schomberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schomberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schomberg last name rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schomberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schomberg surname are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schomberg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,228 CAD per year.

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