Schöbel Surname

96,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schöbel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schöbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,6541:17,2982,276
Austria1961:43,4466,962
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Schobel (1,615) are calculated separately.

Schöbel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schöbel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Schobel. Click here for other possible spellings of Schöbel.

How Common Is The Last Name Schöbel? popularity and diffusion

Schöbel is the 96,703rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,482,414 people. The last name Schöbel is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schöbel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,654 people, or 1 in 17,298. In Germany Schöbel is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Saxony, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Schöbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schöbel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schöbel last name fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schobel951,615/
Schöbl9249/
Schabel862,503/
Schebel86215/
Schäbel8654/
Schöble863/
Schöbelová8216/
Schoebel80654/
Scheubel80478/
Schabell80161/
Schebell8085/
Schobiel8013/
Scheebel808/
Schaebel801/
Schebiel800/
Shabel776,147/
Shebel77521/
Schabl77339/
Shobel7754/
Schobl7721/
Scebel773/
Schebl771/
Schöblová756/
Shabeel715,685/
Schäble71355/
Shebell7181/
Schebil7166/
Shebiel7121/
Shabell7113/
Schoebl718/
Sheebel715/
Shebeel715/
Sahabel712/
Schabil711/
Shabuel711/
Shoebel711/
Shobell710/
Schobll710/
Shaebel710/
Shebl6718,440/
Sobel679,309/
Sabel676,593/
Sebel67989/
Shabl67251/
Zöbel6777/
Säbel6758/
Shaabeel671/
Shahabel671/
Sohbl671/

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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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  • 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 Schöbel
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