Schon Surname
Approximately 6,074 people bear this surname
Schon Surname Definition:
(German) Beautiful, the handsome person; one who came from Schön (beautiful), in Germany.
Schon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,919 | 1:188,879 | 18,738 |
| Germany | 1,852 | 1:43,469 | 5,712 |
| Brazil | 869 | 1:246,346 | 9,487 |
| Luxembourg | 246 | 1:2,360 | 267 |
| Canada | 223 | 1:165,227 | 16,632 |
| Argentina | 210 | 1:203,540 | 16,841 |
| France | 172 | 1:386,179 | 57,106 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 208 | 1:241,436 | 20,158 |
The alternate forms: Schón (4) are calculated separately.
Schon (260) may also be a first name.
Schon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Beautiful, the handsome person; one who came from Schön (beautiful), in Germany.
Schon Demographics
Schon Political Affiliation
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Schon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schon (Russian: Щон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Schón. Click here for other possible spellings of Schon.
How Common Is The Last Name Schon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 80,221st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,199,794 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Schon are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 552,051st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 260 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,919 people, or 1 in 188,879. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
Schon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schon last name increased 923 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schon last name are 11.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Schon earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning R 229,536 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $56,597 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Schon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Schon in the Russian language | ||
| Щон | son | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schon
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