Schøn Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schøn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schøn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3371:16,7501,654
Norway261:197,78022,769
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Schn (384) are calculated separately.

Schøn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schøn is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Schn. Click here for other possible spellings of Schøn.

How Common Is The Last Name Schøn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 777,192nd most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schøn are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Schøn is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 16,750. In Denmark Schøn is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 34 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 28 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Schøn Last Name Statistics demography

Schøn earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.65% less than the national average, earning 298,845 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schn96384/
Schøne91132/
Schønø911/
Schønn911/
Schőn80170/
Scehn801/
Schnd801/
Shchn801/
Schnt800/
Schng800/
Shn75169/
Chn75166/
Scn756/
Schnne733/
Schnck731/
Schndt731/
Schőne731/
Schnnk730/
Chng6725,178/
Sehn674,504/
Söhn67665/
Chnd67313/
Sihn67201/
Shjn67198/
Chnh6790/
Sähn6729/
Shnh6728/
Shcn6728/
Cehn6722/
Sühn6717/
Shne6717/
Chne6716/
Chzn678/
Chnn677/
Shnd675/
Scin674/
Shng674/
Chnt673/
Shnt673/
Sønn673/
Ch'n672/
Chơn672/
Scnn672/
Schsuen672/
Scen671/
Sdcn671/
Shxn671/
Shzn671/
Sscn671/
Xchn671/
Hshn671/
Cöhn671/
Zchn671/
Chnc671/
Chjn671/
Cihn670/

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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 Schøn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis