Schonknecht Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Australia

Schonknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schonknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Australia531:509,35338,491
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Schönknecht (1,250) are calculated separately.

Schonknecht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schonknecht is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Schönknecht. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schonknecht.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonknecht? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,088,856th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. Schonknecht is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Schonknecht are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Schonknecht Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schonknecht earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 25.72% more than the national average, earning R 298,764 per year and in Canada they earn 29.7% more than the national average, earning $64,440 CAD 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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  • 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 Schonknecht
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