Schoonakker Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schoonakker Surname User-submission:

The Schoonakker surname comes form the words schoon and akker. The meaning of the surname is 'well kept acre of land'.

Schoonakker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schoonakker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Schoonakker surname comes form the words schoon and akker. The meaning of the surname is 'well kept acre of land'.

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Schoonakker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schoonakker is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoonakker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Schoonakker live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schoonakker is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 139,563. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Zeeland, where 48 percent are found, South Holland, where 34 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

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