Schools Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schools Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schools Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium531:216,91827,806
England311:1,797,35772,927
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Schools (29) may also be a first name.

Schools Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schools occurs most in Belgium. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schools.

How Common Is The Last Name Schools? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Schools occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Schools live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schools is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Schools is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 216,918. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 72 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 19 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Belgium this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Schools Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schools has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schooles9311/
Schols922,135/
Shools921/
Scools921/
Chools921/
Scholes869,091/
Schouls86281/
Scholls8639/
Scholsz8634/
Scholse864/
Schoolz863/
Schotls861/
Shooles860/
Schoils860/
Sools83124/
Shols8372/
Chols8316/
Scols831/
Scholles801,034/
Scholest801/
Schoulst800/
Schoules800/
Scholess800/
Schoollz800/
Scholz77129,955/
Scoles772,740/
Sholes771,530/
Choles771,470/
Shouls7754/
Chouls7753/
Cholst7731/
Cholsh777/
Cholse774/
Sooles773/
Sholls773/
Schals772/
Sholse771/
Cholls771/
Scolls770/
Scholle's751/
Schottles750/
Sols731,506/
Choules71954/
Schales71440/
Schauls71183/
Scheuls7169/
Sholles7148/
Sholehs7125/
Schollz716/
Scolles716/
Schoulz715/
Scholch714/
Scholez713/
Schotlz713/
Shcoles712/
Sholshe712/
Schalls712/
Sholest712/
Schholz712/
Scholce711/
Schzolz711/
Scoless711/
Shotles711/
Shcholz711/
Sholese711/
Cholles711/
Shoules710/
Shoulls710/
Schalse710/
Scoules710/
Scoiles710/
Soles677,997/
Solse675,205/
Schalles67582/
Solås67550/
Souls67521/
Chals67176/
Scolz67159/
Sholz6768/
Scals6756/
Soils6748/
Solls6746/
Solìs6745/
Shals6712/
Solsø6710/
Sohls679/
Zools674/
Cholz672/
Sahls671/
Schoulze671/
Schholze671/
Shouless670/
Schaales670/

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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
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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 Schools
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