Scharwaechter Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scharwaechter Surname Definition:

(German), Watchman. (variant: Wakeman.)

Scharwaechter 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
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Scharwaechter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Watchman. (variant: Wakeman.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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Scharwaechter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scharwaechter occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharwaechter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Scharwaechter occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scharwaechter are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany Scharwaechter is most numerous in: Berlin, where 48 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany Scharwaechter is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

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
Scharwachter9636/
Schaarwaechter961/
Sharwachter920/
Scharwächter88408/
Schaarwächter8512/

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