Schonten Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Schonten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schonten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Schonten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schonten is borne by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Schonten are found; 57 percent are found in Caribbean and 57 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

It is most frequently used in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,608,233. Beside The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Albania, where 14 percent live.

Schonten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schonten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schonten last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schontten945/
Schounten941/
Shonten930/
Sconten930/
Scounten881/
Shonteen880/
Sonten86200/
Schanthen820/
Sonteng8033/
Shenten8017/
Shontem8011/
Chanten8010/
Shanten804/
Sonteen801/
Scanten801/
Schantin75141/
Sonthaen7530/
Shonting7525/
Sucinten7518/
Shontina7514/
Chanteng7511/
Shanthen756/
Shanteng754/
Siontien753/
Chanteen752/
Chumnten751/
Chuinten751/
Shanteen751/
Chunteng751/
Scantten750/
Santen712,007/
Sontem71325/
Sunten71102/
Sontin7115/
Sontén718/
Shotintin713/
Somten711/
Chantem67629/
Chantin67270/
Sandten67187/
Santeng67156/
Shantin67115/
Suinten67106/
Sunteng6768/
Sontina6726/
Santien6717/
Santenn679/
Shantyn678/
Sianten678/
Sonttem677/
Chuntem675/
Chuntin673/
Shentin673/
Sontyna672/
Chumten672/
Sonting672/
Suntien672/
Chamten671/
Shomtem671/
Shamten671/
Sountin671/
Saanten671/
Somteen670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Schonten
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis