Schliwa Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5741:140,25316,997
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Schliwa Last Name Facts

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

Schliwa is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Schliwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schliwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 519,402nd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Schliwa are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 140,253. In Germany Schliwa is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany Schliwa exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Schliwa Last Name Statistics demography

Schliwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schliewa9339/
Shliwa923/
Chliwa921/
Shliwaz861/
Sliwa833,903/
Cliwa833/
Slaiwa7768/
Szliwa7745/
Sleiwa778/
Shliba772/
Shlewa771/
Shliva771/
Chliva771/
Chlewa771/
Sliewa771/
Chlivas715/
Shlieva714/
Shleiba710/
Sliva674,428/
Slewa67411/
Sliwo6782/
Śliwa6778/
Sliba6773/
Shleibah6737/
Slywa6733/
Shliweih6730/
Šliwa6711/
Cliva675/
Sluwa672/
Cilliwea671/
Silliway670/

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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 Schliwa
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