Schamisso Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schamisso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schamisso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Schamisso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schamisso is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schamisso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Schamisso reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schamisso is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,277,405. In Belgium Schamisso is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 78 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Belgium it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamisso9442/
Chamissou891/
Chamiso88181/
Shamiso88105/
Samisso881/
Samissou8227/
Chamisou823/
Chamisas823/
Chamissa823/
Chamaiso822/
Shamissa821/
Samiso8021/
Chamisa753,439/
Shamisa7512/
Chamiço7510/
Samusso757/
Samissa754/
Chameso753/
Samitso753/
Shamuso751/
Shameso751/
Somisso751/
Shemiso751/
Somissou7180/
Samessos7126/
Shamusho715/
Chamisha713/
Shamisad711/
Chomissa711/
Shamizou711/
Zamissou711/
Chamitsa711/
Samizo67178/
Samisa6776/
Samuso6712/
Shamishah673/
Sameso672/
Shameisha672/
Zamiso671/
Chamishad671/
Sammessos671/
Soumissou671/
Somiso671/
Shamishad671/
Xamiso671/

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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 Schamisso
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