Schou Surname
Approximately 5,481 people bear this surname
Schou Surname User-submission:
Schou is a different spelling of the Skov surname.
Schou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3,900 | 1:1,447 | 87 |
| United States | 665 | 1:545,051 | 45,128 |
| Norway | 371 | 1:13,861 | 1,597 |
| Sweden | 101 | 1:97,493 | 7,084 |
| Australia | 88 | 1:306,769 | 26,711 |
| New Zealand | 85 | 1:53,274 | 8,505 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Schou (14) may also be a first name.
Schou Surname Meaning
Schou Demographics
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Schou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schou (Russian: Щоу) is found most frequently in Denmark. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schou.
How Common Is The Last Name Schou? popularity and diffusion
Schou is the 87,721st most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,329,602 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Schou reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world It is held by 14 people.
It is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 3,900 people, or 1 in 1,447. In Denmark Schou is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent live. Beside Denmark this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.
Schou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schou surname expanded 5,115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schou surname are 14.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.8% registered with the party.
The amount Schou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning 354,779 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 203.77% more than the national average, earning R 721,872 per year; in United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $51,795 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Schou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Schou in the Russian language | ||
| Щоу | sou | - |
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Footnotes
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