Geschwind Surname

277,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Geschwind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geschwind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6121:131,54516,013
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
France2181:304,69146,470
Sweden701:140,6689,936
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Luxembourg571:10,1851,737
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Geschwind Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geschwind is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Geschwind click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geschwind? popularity and diffusion

Geschwind is the 277,637th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,224,047 people. Geschwind is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Geschwind reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 131,545. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 17 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.

Geschwind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geschwind has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geschwind surname grew 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geschwind Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geschwind last name are 35.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.64% registered with the party.

Geschwind earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geschwindt95121/
Gesschwind950/
Geshwind9415/
Gechwind941/
Geschwend8942/
Geschwint8910/
Geswind88767/
Geschwendt84131/
Geswindt821,497/
Geshwend824/
Geswintd821/
Gishwind821/
Gichwind821/
Gechwend820/
Guyschwindt802/
Geschhwendt801/
Geswint75855/
Gezwind7527/
Gaswind7523/
Geswend752/
Giswind751/
Geschwentz741/
Geswendt7130/
Gezwindt711/
Gischwent670/
Gaswint63165/
Geswent6365/
Gezwint6337/
Gasswint59134/
Gosswint591/
Jeswent502/
Gezwent501/

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