Schonlau Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schonlau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schonlau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3931:204,84823,383
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Schonlau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schonlau is found most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schonlau.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonlau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schonlau is the 540,057th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Schonlau live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schonlau is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 204,848. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Schonlau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schonlau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,207 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schonlau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schonlau last name are 47.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schonlau earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.72% less than the national average, earning R 159,876 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoenlau9437/
Schunlau8817/
Chonlu8625/
Shonla8610/
Chonla863/
Chonlayut8213/
Schanlaud821/
Schonlo8023/
Chonlap8013/
Chanlau804/
Chounla803/
Chunlau801/
Schanla800/
Chonlayuth781/
Sonla77963/
Sonlu77114/
Chanliau75249/
Chunlaud7521/
Chanlaud7519/
Choinlai754/
Schonlee751/
Sconnlay751/
Chonilla751/
Chanleau750/
Chanla713,921/
Chunla71450/
Sonlay71368/
Sionla71270/
Chomla71220/
Sonlai71190/
Sonlue71107/
Sonlah7165/
Chanliaux7141/
Shanla7141/
Chanliaud7136/
Sonlat7125/
Chunlu7120/
Sonlla7110/
Schoenley718/
Sonlui718/
Chonlo717/
Shenla716/
Shanlu716/
Chonellia715/
Chonlahat715/
Scanla714/
Shunla713/
Chanlu712/
Sonlia712/
Sonliu712/
Shenlu712/
Sounla712/
Sonlea711/
Sonlga711/
Sonlou711/
Shomla711/
Schoënloh711/
Soynlu711/
Soonla711/
Chonlahad711/
Chanlap67130/
Songliu67120/
Chanlat6779/
Shonley6758/
Chanlou6758/
Chomlap6754/
Shanlay6751/
Shanlou6738/
Chunlai6737/
Sonilla6730/
Chonloi6718/
Sonlait6712/
Shoomla6712/
Sonloue6711/
Schamlu678/
Shomlea677/
Chanlad677/
Soonlai676/
Chanlay675/
Chomlui675/
Chanlai674/
Soinela674/
Shanliu673/
Chhanla672/
Chunliu672/
Shanlai672/
Shunlat672/
Sionlae672/
Shenlai672/
Chanlha672/
Chanliu671/
Chanlut671/
Scanlou671/
Sonliya671/
Shanlia671/
Shamlau671/
Chaunla671/
Sonloué671/
Chonlop671/
Chounlo671/
Sonlaya671/
Shonlye671/
Shunlai671/
Shenliu671/
Sonhlad671/
Soonlad671/
Suonlae671/
Chanhla671/
Chanlah671/
Chanlud671/
Chanlui671/
Chonlayoot671/
Chonley670/
Chanlus670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schonlau
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