Schöneborn Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schöneborn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schöneborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5541:145,31717,517
Austria71:1,216,49180,919

The alternate forms: Schoneborn (51) are calculated separately.

Schöneborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schöneborn occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Schoneborn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schöneborn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 564,325th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schöneborn reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schöneborn is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 145,317. In Germany Schöneborn is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany Schöneborn is found in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoneborn9751/
Söneborn895/
Schoeneborn8649/
Shoneborn841/
Soneborn7816/
Sonneborn742,016/
Sanneborn7415/
Sonaborn670/
Sonnebern631/
Sonnevorn631/
Sannaborn630/
Sanneburn630/
Sonibarin539/

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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 Schöneborn
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