Schonken Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schonken Surname Definition:

“Beautiful”. Dimunitive of Old German “Schoni”. Compare Schoon.

Schonken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8811:61,4967,766
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Schonken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Beautiful”. Dimunitive of Old German “Schoni”. Compare Schoon.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Schonken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schonken is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schonken is the 366,882nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,421,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Schonken live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Schonken is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 881 people, or 1 in 61,496. In South Africa Schonken is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa Schonken is found 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.

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