Schønau Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Schønau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Schnau (405) are calculated separately.
Schønau Demographics
Average Schønau Salary in
Norway
215,868 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Schønau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schønau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schønau is most common in Denmark. It can appear as a variant: Schnau. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schønau? popularity and diffusion
Schønau is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Schønau is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schønau reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 156,798. In Denmark Schønau is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 33 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.
Schønau Last Name Statistics demography
Schønau earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 37.62% less than the national average, earning 215,868 kr per year.
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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 Schønau
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