Schönborn Surname

127,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönborn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3331:24,1543,204
Poland611:623,09455,804
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Austria571:149,39419,936
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England111:5,065,278148,650
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Schonborn (391) are calculated separately.

Schönborn Last Name Facts

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

Schönborn is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Schonborn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönborn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 127,280th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,044,192 people. The surname Schönborn is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Schönborn live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schönborn is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,333 people, or 1 in 24,154. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany Schönborn occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Schönborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schönborn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schönborn surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schönborn Last Name Statistics demography

Schönborn earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 21% more than the national average, earning 418,761 kr per year.

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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 Schönborn
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