Schönhöfer Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönhöfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönhöfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2071:388,91536,309
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Schönhofer (1,282) & Schonhofer (55) are calculated separately.

Schönhöfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schönhöfer is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Schönhofer or Schonhofer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönhöfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,108,016th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönhöfer are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Schönhöfer is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 388,915. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 71 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

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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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