Schönitz Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4881:164,97019,523
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Schonitz (10) are calculated separately.

Schönitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schönitz is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Schonitz. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 625,459th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönitz are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schönitz is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 164,970. In Germany it is most common in: Brandenburg, where 25 percent reside, Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany Schönitz exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Schönitz Last Name Statistics demography

Schönitz earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.62% less than the national average, earning R 93,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schonitz9610/
Schanitz8810/
Sönitz861/
Schoenitz8234/
Söhnitz8022/
Shenitz809/
Sehnitz808/
Shanitz801/
Schönheits787/
Schönich7512/
Schanutz751/
Schoeniz750/
Schonetz750/
Schoenheitz748/
Schöneich711,074/
Sanitz7169/
Senitz7154/
Shaniz7151/
Sheniz7137/
Schönaich7123/
Sonitz7111/
Schanedtz710/
Schanez6713/
Sannitz6710/
Sahaniz675/
Shaaniz675/
Sonietz673/
Shahniz672/
Shanaiz671/
Shaniez671/
Shenits671/

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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 Schönitz
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