Schönenberg Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3081:61,5497,906
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Schonenberg (679) are calculated separately.

Schönenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schönenberg occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Schonenberg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,807th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönenberg live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,308 people, or 1 in 61,549. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Schönenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schönenberg has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Schönenberg last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 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 Schönenberg
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