Schonhage Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schonhage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schonhage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Schönhage (85) are calculated separately.

Schonhage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schonhage is most common in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms: Schönhage. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonhage? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schonhage live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schonhage is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 118,092. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 64 percent are found, Flevoland, where 11 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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