Gschwind Surname

122,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gschwind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gschwind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,2941:6,347998
Germany1,2241:65,7728,421
United States5561:651,90552,252
France3621:183,48828,549
Argentina1311:326,28625,825
Austria621:137,34618,671
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Gschwind Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gschwind is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gschwind? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gschwind is the 122,792nd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,958,491 people. The surname Gschwind is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gschwind live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gschwind is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,294 people, or 1 in 6,347. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 31 percent are found, Canton of Solothurn, where 18 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent are found. Other than Switzerland this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Gschwind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gschwind has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gschwind last name grew 686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gschwind Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gschwind surname are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gschwind earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.63% more than the national average, earning $65,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gschwindt94156/
Gshwind931/
Gschwend882,897/
Gchwindt881/
Gschuind880/
Gswind860/
Gschwendt8272/
Gshwint800/
Gschwent7547/
Kschwend752/
Cschwend751/
Kschwendt7118/
Gschuintz710/
Gschwendtová704/
Kschwendová635/

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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 Gschwind
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