Schöwe Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schöwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schöwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Schowe (483) are calculated separately.

Schöwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schöwe is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Schowe. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schöwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Schöwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schöwe live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schöwe is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 372,710. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 19 percent are found and Berlin, where 9 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schowe94483/
Schöwer9247/
Schöw9136/
Schewe836,360/
Schawe83770/
Schäwe8312/
Schoewe77420/
Scheewe77240/
Schaewe77100/
Schewee7726/
Schaawe779/
Schowwe776/
Schewey771/
Schawhe770/
Shawe731,975/
Showe73460/
Sohwe7345/
Shewe7313/
Sahwe734/
Sehwe731/
Schoewee711/
Scheve671,330/
Schave67668/
Shewey67443/
Shahwe67188/
Schöbi67176/
Shawei6773/
Schove6760/
Schäbe6741/
Shewhe6733/
Sahawe6718/
Showhe6717/
Shawey6714/
Shohwe6711/
Sehwea679/
Shuiwe678/
Sehweh677/
Shaawe676/
Schevy674/
Shaweh673/
Showie673/
Showey673/
Shawee672/
Shoewe672/
Shewei672/
Sahweh671/
Shawea671/
Sahwej671/
Schawy671/
Shawhe671/
Schewy671/
Cehwea671/
Sohwee671/
Scheuw671/
Scewey670/

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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
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  • 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 Schöwe
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