Schønning Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schønning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schønning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1241:45,5224,753
Norway1011:50,9147,301
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Schnning (8) are calculated separately.

Schønning Last Name Facts

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

Schønning is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Schnning. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schønning? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,088,856th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schønning live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 45,522. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 49 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 31 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Denmark Schønning occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 45 percent are found and Turkey, where 0 percent are found.

Schønning Last Name Statistics demography

Schønning earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning 382,674 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnning988/
Schjønning95149/
Schønnings951/
Schøning94397/
Schjøning8910/
Schning8828/
Sønning8822/
Shnning882/
Schjönning847/
Scenning823/
Schőning821/
Snning802/
Sinning753,507/
Senning75400/
Cenning75240/
Sönning7565/
Schnimg7520/
Sünning7518/
Sånning757/
Cinning751/
Soenning7120/
Sning717/
Sjønneng715/
Zhenning714/
Cning711/
Sningh6716/
Øxning678/
Chnyng671/
Jnning671/

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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 Schønning
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