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.

DNA test information

Schalwyk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Schalwyk is found most in Indonesia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schalwyk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Schalwyk live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Schalwyk is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 674,741. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 62 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 38 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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