Schönknecht Surname

303,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1591:69,4618,877
Poland441:863,83566,160
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

Schönknecht Last Name Facts

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

Schönknecht occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönknecht? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,386th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,830,037 people. The surname Schönknecht is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Schönknecht live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,159 people, or 1 in 69,461. In Germany Schönknecht is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany Schönknecht exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schöhnknecht961/
Schenknecht9167/
Schinknecht918/
Schönknechtová882/
Schoenknecht87300/
Schencknecht8712/
Siehnknecht821/
Shenknekht76655/
Sienknecht76473/
Szenknecht7695/

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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 Schönknecht
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