Schouw Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schouw Surname User-submission:

This name appears to be of Dutch origin. Karma, body, power are all meanings of this name. Schouw is also rendered as Scow in Dutch. The first known use was in 1669, Scow refers to a large flat bottomed boat with broad, square ends.

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Schouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7011:24,0903,909
South Africa5471:99,04512,016
Denmark2441:23,1342,352
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England191:2,932,529101,561
Norway101:514,22941,629
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France61:11,070,454349,096
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schouw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name appears to be of Dutch origin. Karma, body, power are all meanings of this name. Schouw is also rendered as Scow in Dutch. The first known use was in 1669, Scow refers to a large flat bottomed boat with broad, square ends. They use it primarily for transporting.

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Schouw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schouw has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schouw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 238,807th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. The last name Schouw is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Schouw reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 701 people, or 1 in 24,090. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 36 percent reside, South Holland, where 24 percent reside and North Holland, where 21 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Denmark, where 15 percent reside.

Schouw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schouw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schouw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schouw are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

The amount Schouw earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning 408,784 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning R 262,788 per year and in United States they earn 27.32% less than the national average, earning $31,359 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schouwe92124/
Schouws92116/
Schow911,973/
Shouw9149/
Chouw919/
Scouw910/
Schoew8384/
Schoub8346/
Schauw8311/
Schows836/
Schouv835/
Schouf833/
Scheuw831/
Schëuw831/
Schuwe831/
Schoww830/
Chow80255,686/
Show8037,416/
Scow80747/
Souw80546/
Chuw8016/
Shuw8012/
Schouft7742/
Schoufs7738/
Schouff773/
Schoowe770/
Schochw770/
Schoupf770/
Showa731,006/
Chouf73849/
Showe73460/
Shoub73390/
Schaw73199/
Sjouw73138/
Schof73112/
Schov7355/
Schuf7353/
Shouf7349/
Chuow7348/
Souwe7347/
Chowh7344/
Chauw7343/
Shuwe7313/
Choww735/
Chowz735/
Shauw734/
Shoow733/
Choow733/
Chujw733/
Sahuw732/
Chouv731/
Showf731/
Showp731/
Shhow731/
Shcow731/
Sshow731/
Szcuw731/
Shouv731/
Chuhw731/
Showw731/
Shoew730/
Showt730/
Sheuw730/
Showz730/
Schoueft711/
Sow671,076,990/
Schopf675,477/
Schoof674,719/
Schauf672,228/
Schuff671,815/
Schoff671,509/
Schuft67698/
Shoueb67293/
Suw67200/
Scheub67138/
Sayouw67101/
Scheew6758/
Schupf6745/
Schofs6731/
Showhe6717/
Shohwe6711/
Schova679/
Shouff679/
Chuyow679/
Schuif678/
Shuiwe678/
Schoph677/
Shchov676/
Schoef675/
Shoufe674/
Choufe674/
Chojow673/
Schauv673/
Schofp673/
Chouef673/
Schawf672/
Schaws672/
Sajouw672/
Schuyf672/
Shchof672/
Chujiw672/
Chowtt671/
Zschaw671/
Schoev671/
Schotf671/
Schuev671/
Schufe671/
Schutf671/
Schawz671/
Shchuv671/
Shujwe671/
Schufp671/
Sayhow671/
Choudf671/
Shauwe671/
Chujew671/
Scheuf670/
Schaew670/
Schuub670/
Shssow670/
Showfe670/

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