Schw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Schw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Schw (5) may also be a first name.

Schw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schw occurs most in Taiwan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Schw is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Schw reside; 80 percent reside in East Asia and 80 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Schw is also the 5,493,085th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 5 people.

The last name Schw is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan Schw is most common in: Taichung City, where 50 percent reside and Taipei City, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Taiwan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwz891/
Schws890/
Shw86125/
Chw8635/
Schwpp800/
Shww7563/
Shhw7529/
Chhw7525/
Hshw7517/
Shsw7512/
Hchw7510/
Xchw753/
Schb752/
Shvw751/
Schf751/
Schv751/
Shwp751/
Shwt751/
Shwz751/
Sxhw751/
Chww751/
Chwf751/
Jshw751/
Sw678,414/
Shwth6723/
Schpf6717/
Hshww671/
Hshhw671/
Chhww671/
Chhwt671/
Ssvhw671/
Shhwz671/
Shsww671/
Schvz671/
Schvh671/
Shwww671/
Schfe671/
Shwfh671/

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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 Schw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis