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 is found most in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schools? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Schools occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Schools reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schools is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 29 people.

Schools is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 216,918. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 72 percent live, Walloon Region, where 19 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Schools Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schools has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Schools last name rose 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schools
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