Schönwitz Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Schönwitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 229 | 1:351,552 | 34,059 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
Schönwitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schönwitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schönwitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schönwitz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schönwitz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,041,601st most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönwitz reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schönwitz is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 351,552. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schönweitz | 95 | 335 | / |
| Schönweiz | 89 | 13 | / |
| Schoenwitz | 84 | 13 | / |
| Sehnwitz | 82 | 12 | / |
| Schoenweitz | 80 | 24 | / |
| Senwitz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Schemweitz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Schoenwutz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Sennwitz | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shhnweez | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chemwetz | 59 | 2 | / |
| Szenwicz | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sinwitch | 59 | 0 | / |
| Shenuitse | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sinwich | 50 | 15 | / |
| Szenwic | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Schönwitz
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