Schleswig Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Schleswig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Schleswig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schleswig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schleswig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schleswig.
How Common Is The Last Name Schleswig? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Schleswig are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Schleswig is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Schleswig is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Schleswig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schleswig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schleswig surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schleswick | 84 | 18 | / |
| Slesvig | 75 | 57 | / |
| Schlechweg | 74 | 0 | / |
| Sleswick | 71 | 212 | / |
| Sleeswijk | 67 | 121 | / |
| Jelswig | 63 | 29 | / |
| Slettswick | 63 | 0 | / |
| Slezwick | 59 | 1 | / |
| Selswick | 59 | 0 | / |
| Søllesvik | 56 | 63 | / |
| Sloschwik | 56 | 0 | / |
| Selsvik | 50 | 106 | / |
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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 Schleswig
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