Schönstein Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönstein Surname User-submission:

(German) This surname comes from any of numerous places named Schönstein, from Middle High German schœn and stein, meaning 'stone', 'rock'.

Schönstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8581:93,82911,738
Austria531:160,66921,171
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schönstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) This surname comes from any of numerous places named Schönstein, from Middle High German schœn and stein, meaning 'stone', 'rock'.

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Schönstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schönstein occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schönstein is the 379,929th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönstein reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schönstein is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 858 people, or 1 in 93,829. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent reside, Bavaria, where 24 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent reside and Hungary, where 1 percent reside.

Schönstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schönstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schönstein surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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