Schleweis Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schleweis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schleweis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schleweis Last Name Facts

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

Schleweis is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleweis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Schleweis is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Schleweis reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 519,390. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 83 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Schleweis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schleweis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schleweis Last Name Statistics demography

Schleweis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

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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 Schleweis
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