Schwehr Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5941:135,53116,494
United States4011:903,88868,085
Canada1051:350,91031,754
France361:1,845,076161,051
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Schwehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwehr is found most in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwehr? popularity and diffusion

Schwehr is the 318,950th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Schwehr reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schwehr is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 594 people, or 1 in 135,531. In Germany Schwehr is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 72 percent live, Bavaria, where 27 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Schwehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwehr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,604 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwehr surname are 5.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schwehr earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.59% less than the national average, earning $37,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwer923,316/
Schweh922/
Schwier862,770/
Schwerd86225/
Schwere86137/
Schwerr8655/
Schweir8649/
Schwech8617/
Schweth867/
Schwher862/
Schwerp861/
Schwehs860/
Schwuer860/
Schwger860/
Schwe8359/
Shwer8356/
Chweh8327/
Schwecht8066/
Schweerr801/
Schweirt801/
Schweish801/
Schwertt801/
Schwertd801/
Schwearz801/
Schwerrt800/
Schweith800/
Shweih77792/
Schwär77791/
Schuer77495/
Shweir77265/
Schwei77245/
Schwey77109/
Schwez7765/
Schwie7761/
Schver7732/
Shwere7718/
Shweer7717/
Schwep7711/
Schwet779/
Schwir779/
Shwehy777/
Chweih774/
Scuher772/
Scweer772/
Scwerz772/
Chwech772/
Shwerz771/
Shcwer771/
Scwier770/
Shwear770/
Schweisch750/
Shwe73137,230/
Swer734,769/
Sweh73158/
Chwe7380/
Schweiß71531/
Schweid71292/
Schueth71218/
Schwich71135/
Schweit71118/
Schweis7184/
Schuerr7176/
Schwärz7163/
Schwäch7150/
Schwyrz7145/
Schverz7144/
Schwaha7141/
Schuerz7122/
Schwets7120/
Schvert7116/
Schøber7114/
Schuech7113/
Schuere7112/
Schweds7112/
Schwayr7111/
Shweish7110/
Schweez7110/
Schwecz718/
Schuert717/
Chweich716/
Schwair715/
Shwerdt714/
Schwepp713/
Schwire712/
Schweat712/
Schverd712/
Shwehet712/
Schwejd712/
Schcver711/
Schvier711/
Schwepf711/
Schwihs711/
Schwird711/
Schweip711/
Shweesh711/
Schuher710/
Schueph710/
Schueht710/
Sweih671,804/
Swier671,313/
Schue67871/
Chwee67241/
Swere67135/
Sweer67122/
Shver67117/
Schverdt6758/
Shber6747/
Schwicht6742/
Szwer6736/
Chwir6736/
Shuer6732/
Shveh6722/
Swerz6717/
Schuhert6717/
Schueths6716/
Chuer6713/
Chwei6711/
Schuerpf6711/
Swedh679/
Schweisz678/
Zwehr678/
Shwee677/
Schuerdt677/
Swear676/
Shwes676/
Schweedt676/
Schweits674/
Shwha674/
Schwi673/
Sheheber673/
Schve672/
Sweir672/
Chwea672/
Sbheh672/
Chwez671/
Schuetch671/
Schuettr671/
Shwie671/
Shwir671/
Schwy671/
Scuer671/
Hzwer671/
Schvertt671/
Swger671/
Swieh671/
Chweś671/
Shwea671/
Chwey671/
Schweitd671/
Schwettz671/
Shbeh671/
Chwes671/
Shwey670/
Schweist670/
Schuherr670/
Schwirth670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwehr
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