Schönemann Surname

112,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönemann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9751:20,2532,684
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Austria301:283,84832,444
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Schonemann (90) are calculated separately.

Schönemann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schönemann is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Schonemann. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönemann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 112,981st most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,778,752 people. The last name Schönemann is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönemann are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 3,975 people, or 1 in 20,253. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent live, Thuringia, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Schönemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schönemann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schönemann last name fell 80 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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  • 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 Schönemann
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