Schonat Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Schonat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Schonat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schonat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schonat has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schonat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Schonat are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Schonat is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 80 percent live and Hesse, where 20 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live.
Schonat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schonat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schonat last name declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schonat
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