Geschwendt Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geschwendt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geschwendt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany841:958,39866,883
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada111:3,349,599180,238

Geschwendt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geschwendt is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Geschwendt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geschwendt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geschwendt is the 1,565,797th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. Geschwendt occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Geschwendt are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany Geschwendt is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Berlin, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Geschwendt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geschwendt are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Geschwendt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.74% more than the national average, earning $62,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $39,187 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Geschwendt
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