Schönhammer Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönhammer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönhammer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany921:875,05962,702
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Schönhammer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schönhammer has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönhammer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schönhammer is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönhammer are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 875,059. In Germany Schönhammer is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 73 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoenhammer876/
Sonnhammer767/
Schonheimer731/
Shahnammehr731/
Sheneamer70199/
Schoenheimer7043/
Schönemyr706/
Shehnamer701/
Sanamer6774/
Shoname6719/
Sanhame675/
Senamer671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schönhammer
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