Schøning Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schøning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schøning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2951:19,1351,901
Norway1011:50,9147,301
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Schning (28) are calculated separately.

Schøning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schøning is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Schning. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schøning? popularity and diffusion

Schøning is the 730,373rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schøning are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 19,135. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 30 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent are found. Barring Denmark Schøning exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Schøning Last Name Statistics demography

Schøning earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning 406,304 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schning9828/
Schønning94226/
Schjøning9410/
Schjønning89149/
Schønnings891/
Schnning888/
Schőning881/
Schnin861/
Sønning8022/
Schnimg8020/
Shnning802/
Schnina801/
Schønen801/
Schninn801/
Schnien800/
Schjönning787/
Sning777/
Cning771/
Shnin771/
Scenning753/
Schnindt751/
Schnen7122/
Sningh7116/
Øxning718/
Shnina717/
Snning712/
Chnyng711/
Shnien711/
Sinning673,507/
Senning67400/
Cenning67240/
Sönning6765/
Snin6733/
Sünning6718/
Sånning677/
Shchnen671/
Cnin671/
Schnenk671/
Schneen671/
Cinning671/

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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 Schøning
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