Schalwyk Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Schalwyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schalwyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1961:674,74152,660
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Schalwyk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schalwyk is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schalwyk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schalwyk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schalwyk is the 1,189,614th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name Schalwyk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Schalwyk reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 674,741. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 62 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 38 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalwyk937/
Schalwijk8218/
Schalwick822/
Schalwig75103/
Chalwick756/
Schallwig71256/
Salwik71158/
Schallweg7119/
Schalbeck718/
Schalueck713/
Schollweck6723/
Cholwek6710/
Schallwegg672/
Salwick671/
Shalvik671/
Shalbek671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Schalwyk
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