Schoonhoven Surname

178,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Schoonhoven Surname Definition:

SCHOONHOVEN: (Dutch.) From the name of a town in South Holland, and signifies fine gardens or courts, from schoon, beautiful, and hof, plural, hoven, gardens or courts.

Schoonhoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7071:9,8931,310
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Suriname891:6,2091,452
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Canada511:722,46357,796
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Norway81:642,78647,258
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Schoonhoven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCHOONHOVEN: (Dutch.) From the name of a town in South Holland, and signifies fine gardens or courts, from schoon, beautiful, and hof, plural, hoven, gardens or courts.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Schoonhoven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schoonhoven is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoonhoven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schoonhoven is the 178,787th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,051,736 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Schoonhoven are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,707 people, or 1 in 9,893. In The Netherlands Schoonhoven is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 30 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and Utrecht, where 15 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Suriname, where 4 percent reside.

Schoonhoven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schoonhoven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schoonhoven surname grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schoonhoven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schoonhoven last name are 30.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schoonhoven earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning 276,177 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning R 291,852 per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $54,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohonhien701/
Shaoonean701/
Saongoen6340/
Chaonean635/
Shaonean631/
Sahounoune5714/
Siaonaphen571/
Saonoun561/
Saonayon5325/
Chaonoum532/
Sohonoun531/
Saongean531/
Chaonaine50209/
Chaoniyom5024/

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