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 occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schönwitz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Schönwitz is the 1,041,601st most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Schönwitz occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönwitz are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Schönwitz is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 351,552. In Germany Schönwitz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
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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