Schönberger Surname
Approximately 10,168 people bear this surname
Schönberger Surname User-submission:
Schönberger is a German surname, meaning 'at the beautiful mountain or hill'.
Schönberger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,574 | 1:9,389 | 1,176 |
| Austria | 1,314 | 1:6,481 | 792 |
| Hungary | 108 | 1:90,891 | 8,941 |
| Switzerland | 65 | 1:126,353 | 12,618 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
The alternate forms: Schõnberger (1) are calculated separately.
Schönberger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Schönberger is a German surname, meaning 'at the beautiful mountain or hill'.
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Where Does The Last Name Schönberger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schönberger is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Schõnberger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schönberger? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 50,449th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 716,714 people. Schönberger is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönberger live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 8,574 people, or 1 in 9,389. In Germany Schönberger is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 42 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany Schönberger exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 13 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.
Schönberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schönberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schönberger last name decreased 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schõnberger | 97 | 1 | / |
| Scönberger | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schenberger | 91 | 344 | / |
| Schinberger | 91 | 23 | / |
| Schynberger | 91 | 5 | / |
| Sönberger | 90 | 1 | / |
| Schönbergerová | 88 | 5 | / |
| Schoenberger | 87 | 3,929 | / |
| Schuenberger | 87 | 1 | / |
| Schienberger | 87 | 1 | / |
| Scheenberger | 87 | 1 | / |
| Schennberger | 87 | 0 | / |
| Schaenberger | 87 | 0 | / |
| Shenberger | 86 | 1,222 | / |
| Shinberger | 86 | 37 | / |
| Sönnberger | 86 | 2 | / |
| Schenberge | 86 | 2 | / |
| Scenberger | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chenberger | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schemberger | 82 | 897 | / |
| Schoenberge | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chenbeerger | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shyonberger | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schenberser | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schenbarger | 82 | 1 | / |
| Senberger | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sinberger | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shenberge | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schoemberger | 78 | 283 | / |
| Schuemberger | 78 | 7 | / |
| Schoenberyer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shemberger | 76 | 290 | / |
| Chemberger | 76 | 4 | / |
| Schemberge | 76 | 3 | / |
| Shenberher | 76 | 2 | / |
| Szinberger | 76 | 1 | / |
| Senbergere | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shimberger | 76 | 0 | / |
| Schoembergher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szenbergier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schoemberge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schembarger | 73 | 0 | / |
| Semberger | 70 | 41 | / |
| Simberger | 70 | 24 | / |
| Šenberger | 70 | 19 | / |
| Chimberge | 70 | 18 | / |
| Schembergues | 70 | 14 | / |
| Chenbergi | 70 | 8 | / |
| Sämberger | 70 | 3 | / |
| Chemberge | 70 | 2 | / |
| Senbergerova | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shemberher | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soenborger | 67 | 0 | / |
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Schönberger Reference & Research
Shamberger DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Schoenberg FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Schoenberg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Shamberger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Schönberger
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