Schonewitz Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schonewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schonewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Schönewitz (1) are calculated separately.

Schonewitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schonewitz occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Schönewitz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonewitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schonewitz is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Schonewitz is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Schonewitz are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Schonewitz is most common in: Mississippi, where 91 percent are found, Arkansas, where 5 percent are found and Kansas, where 1 percent are found. Aside from The United States Schonewitz exists in one country. It also occurs in China, where 1 percent are found.

Schonewitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schonewitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schonewitz last name expanded 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schonewitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schonewitz last name are 43.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.43% registered to vote for the party.

Schonewitz earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning $25,385 USD per year.

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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 Schonewitz
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