Schawb Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schawb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schawb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Schawb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schawb is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schawb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schawb is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Schawb live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Schawb is primarily concentrated in: California, where 19 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Schawb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schawb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schawb last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schawb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schawb surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Schawb earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaawb921/
Shawb911/
Scawb910/
Schabb8361/
Schavb834/
Schowb831/
Schewb830/
Sawb801/
Schaibb771/
Schaffw770/
Schawpe770/
Shabb73488/
Chowb736/
Showb731/
S'Habb6722/
Chaiwv671/
Cheawv671/
Schobb670/

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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 Schawb
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