Sonnenschein Surname

113,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sonnenschein Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Sunshine (nickname) [from Ger. sonne, Middle High German sunne, O.H.Ger. sunna, sun + Ger. schein, m., Middle High German schîn, O.H.Ger. scín, shine]

Sonnenschein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8581:28,1683,713
United States6721:539,37344,730
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Canada601:614,09350,489
France481:1,383,807136,859
Austria401:212,88626,249
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
England331:1,688,42669,999
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Sonnenschein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Sunshine (nickname) [from Ger. sonne, Middle High German sunne, O.H.Ger. sunna, sun + Ger. schein, m., Middle High German schîn, O.H.Ger. scín, shine]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Sunshine.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sonnenschein Last Name Facts

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

Sonnenschein is most common in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonnenschein? popularity and diffusion

Sonnenschein is the 113,728th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,791,873 people. Sonnenschein occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Sonnenschein live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,858 people, or 1 in 28,168. In Germany Sonnenschein is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany Sonnenschein occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Sonnenschein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sonnenschein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonnenschein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sonnenschein surname are 44.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sonnenschein earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.25% more than the national average, earning $54,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $48,329 CAD per year.

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