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

The last name Schliwa is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schliwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schliwa? popularity and diffusion

Schliwa is the 519,402nd most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. The last name Schliwa is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Schliwa live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schliwa is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 574 people, or 1 in 140,253. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common 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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