Schoonwyk Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schoonwyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schoonwyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637

Schoonwyk Last Name Facts

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

Schoonwyk is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoonwyk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Schoonwyk live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Schoonwyk is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 42 percent live, Free State, where 27 percent live and Northern Cape, where 16 percent live.

Schoonwyk Last Name Statistics demography

Schoonwyk earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning R 220,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schonwyk946/
Schoenwyk891/
Schoonbek784/
Schoonbeck74135/
Schoenwick740/
Schonbek7119/
Sonwek672/
Schoenweg670/
Schonbeek670/

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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
  • 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 Schoonwyk
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