Schonhofen Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Schonhofen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schonhofen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Schönhofen (942) are calculated separately.

Schonhofen Last Name Facts

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

Schonhofen is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Schönhofen. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonhofen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Schonhofen live; 78 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Schonhofen is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 1,518,258. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 91 percent live, São Paulo, where 6 percent live and Paraná, where 1 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Schonhofen Last Name Statistics demography

Schonhofen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 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
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  • 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 Schonhofen
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