Schliwka Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schliwka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schliwka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany971:829,95360,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Schliwka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schliwka is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schliwka? popularity and diffusion

Schliwka is the 1,806,862nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Schliwka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Schliwka live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 829,953. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlifka8898/
Schlivka886/
Schliwke881/
Sliwka861,265/
Schliffka8260/
Schliefka8213/
Shlifka8057/
Szliwka808/
Schlifke75155/
Slivka714,609/
Slifka71895/
Slywka71519/
Schliffke71130/
Schliefke71101/
Śliwka7146/
Slibka7125/
Sliwke719/
Sliwko718/
Slewka713/
Šliwka711/
Szlifka67257/
Szlivka67216/
Shlivko6726/
Slifkas6723/

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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 Schliwka
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