Schontag Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schontag Surname User-submission:

Johann and AnnaSchontag departed from Hamburg in December 1877 and arrived in Brazil on 15 January 1878 on the ship Buenos Ayres.

Schontag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schontag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Johann and AnnaSchontag departed from Hamburg in December 1877 and arrived in Brazil on 15 January 1878 on the ship Buenos Ayres.

- cristianoschontag

Schontag Last Name Facts

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

Schontag is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schontag? popularity and diffusion

Schontag is the 1,994,173rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Schontag live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Schontag is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Schontag is primarily found in: Florida, where 33 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and Connecticut, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Schontag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schontag has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schontag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schontag surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

Schontag earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.13% less than the national average, earning $31,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoentag94131/
Shontag930/
Schantag886/
Schomtag881/
Shoentag881/
Schuntag880/
Sontag865,550/
Sonntag8026,887/
Szontag8039/
Shentag8032/
Shantag8032/
Sontagh8028/
Sountag808/
Chontog805/
Soontag802/
Sontagg802/
Somntag801/
Shontog801/
Shuntag801/
Chontak801/
Szontagh75159/
Szonntag7525/
Szoentag758/
Shontake752/
Sonthaug750/
Sonntagg750/
Zontag71133/
Sontak7178/
Suntag7176/
Sontág7155/
Sontac7141/
Sontog7127/
Santag7117/
Sontagová7113/
Szonntagh717/
Shontakke714/
Somtag710/
Sontake67907/
Szontág6798/
Sonntagová6794/
Sontack6779/
Shentak6744/
Chuntog6739/
Sonntak6728/
Sonntog6720/
Soontak6716/
Zonntag675/
Sonntagova674/
Sontakk674/
Sonntág673/
Shantak673/
Sanntag673/
Sonntac673/
Sountak673/
Sountac671/
Sachintake671/
Sonntaq671/
Santaig671/
Santaag671/
Sauntag670/

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