Schönholzer Surname

383,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schönholzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönholzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9101:9,0251,474
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Schonholzer (107) are calculated separately.

Schönholzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schönholzer is most common in Switzerland. It can also occur in the variant forms: Schonholzer. For other potential spellings of Schönholzer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönholzer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 383,389th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönholzer reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schönholzer is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 910 people, or 1 in 9,025. In Switzerland Schönholzer is most frequent in: Canton of Thurgau, where 49 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 13 percent reside. Barring Switzerland Schönholzer occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Schönholzer
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