Schowanek Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Schowanek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
Schowanek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schowanek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schowanek is found most in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schowanek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schowanek is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Schowanek is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schowanek live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Schowanek is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Thuringia, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany Schowanek occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 10 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chowanek | 94 | 33 | / |
| Schovanek | 89 | 14 | / |
| Schowanec | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chowanec | 82 | 195 | / |
| Chovanek | 82 | 10 | / |
| Chowanik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schovanec | 78 | 513 | / |
| Schovánek | 78 | 334 | / |
| Chovaneck | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chowaneic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sobanek | 75 | 104 | / |
| Schewanick | 74 | 19 | / |
| Chovánek | 71 | 33 | / |
| Sowanick | 71 | 29 | / |
| Chowanic | 71 | 15 | / |
| Suwannek | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chovaník | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shabanek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sowaniec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Showonik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shabonek | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schovankova | 70 | 8 | / |
| Shewanick | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chavhanek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schovanic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chavonnek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Schowanek
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