Gschwend Surname

152,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Gschwend Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gschwend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,9311:4,253613
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Germany2991:269,24928,591
France821:810,03397,301
Austria541:157,69320,874
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Liechtenstein261:1,476152
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Guam121:13,3432,098
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gschwend Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gschwend has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gschwend? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,014th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,515,549 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Gschwend reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,931 people, or 1 in 4,253. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 50 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Gschwend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gschwend has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gschwend last name increased 2,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gschwend Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gschwend are 0.54000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Gschwend earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 271.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 71,960 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.46% less than the national average, earning R 172,380 per year and in United States they earn 26.42% more than the national average, earning $54,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gschwendt9472/
Gschwind883,721/
Gschwent8847/
Kschwend882/
Cschwend881/
Gschwindt82156/
Kschwendt8218/
Gschwendtová804/
Gshwind801/
Gchwindt751/
Gschuind750/
Kschwendová745/
Gswind710/
Gshwint670/
Gschuintz590/

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Footnotes

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