Schonken Surname
Approximately 982 people bear this surname
Schonken Surname Definition:
“Beautiful”. Dimunitive of Old German “Schoni”. Compare Schoon.
Schonken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 881 | 1:61,496 | 7,766 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Schonken Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Beautiful”. Dimunitive of Old German “Schoni”. Compare Schoon.
Schonken Demographics
Average Schonken Salary in
United States
$66,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schonken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schonken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schonken is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schonken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schonken is the 366,882nd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,421,126 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Schonken reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 61,496. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Schonken Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Schonken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.75% more than the national average, earning R 448,548 per year; in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.31% less than the national average, earning $39,097 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoenken | 94 | 0 | / |
| Shonken | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schanken | 88 | 95 | / |
| Schunken | 88 | 37 | / |
| Sonken | 86 | 82 | / |
| Schuncken | 82 | 54 | / |
| Schoenkin | 82 | 12 | / |
| Chounkeng | 82 | 2 | / |
| Schonchen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shanken | 80 | 189 | / |
| Shonkin | 80 | 67 | / |
| Shenken | 80 | 32 | / |
| Songken | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sonkaen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Soncken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonkien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soenken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scanken | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schoonkind | 78 | 7 | / |
| Scheuncken | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schankin | 75 | 851 | / |
| Shonkina | 75 | 40 | / |
| Shangken | 75 | 22 | / |
| Shankeen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chonking | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sounkeng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Songkuen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chounkem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonckeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schankyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schumken | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sonkin | 71 | 1,013 | / |
| Shchankin | 71 | 599 | / |
| Schankina | 71 | 201 | / |
| Sunken | 71 | 155 | / |
| Sanken | 71 | 117 | / |
| Sonkyn | 71 | 43 | / |
| Shchankyn | 71 | 41 | / |
| Schonchin | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shchunkyn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sünken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soncen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sachinkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shchankina | 67 | 458 | / |
| Sonkina | 67 | 428 | / |
| Shunkin | 67 | 396 | / |
| Shankin | 67 | 342 | / |
| Sunchen | 67 | 292 | / |
| Shenkin | 67 | 274 | / |
| Sancken | 67 | 242 | / |
| Shunkyn | 67 | 106 | / |
| Sonkyna | 67 | 50 | / |
| Scheunchen | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sanchen | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sankaen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shchankyna | 67 | 29 | / |
| Shunkenova | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shankyn | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sounkin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sonchen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chankyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shachenkin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shankenova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shenkyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Songkin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chunkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohnkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sungken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosnkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choncén | 67 | 1 | / |
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