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 last name Schöbel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Schobel. For other possible spellings of Schöbel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schöbel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schöbel is the 96,703rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,482,414 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schöbel reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schöbel is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 4,654 people, or 1 in 17,298. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Saxony, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany it exists 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 occurrence of Schöbel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schöbel surname 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
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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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