Schönauer Surname

125,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Schönauer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1711:37,0824,911
Austria1,2031:7,078877
Switzerland2001:41,0655,786
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Schonauer (805) are calculated separately.

Schönauer Last Name Facts

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

Schönauer is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Schonauer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönauer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,404th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönauer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schönauer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 2,171 people, or 1 in 37,082. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 54 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 6 percent reside.

Schönauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schönauer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schönauer last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schönauer
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