Schwa Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Schwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Schwà (1) are calculated separately.

Schwa (15) may also be a first name.

Schwa Last Name Facts

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

Schwa has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as: Schwà. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwa? popularity and diffusion

Schwa is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Schwa is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Schwa reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Schwa is most numerous in: New York, where 25 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 19 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 17 percent reside and Iraq, where 13 percent reside.

Schwa Last Name Statistics demography

Schwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwà931/
Schwaß91339/
Schwai9164/
Schwat9158/
Schway9145/
Schwap9133/
Schwad9131/
Schwah9129/
Schwas913/
Schwaa912/
Schwaj911/
Chwa894,104/
Shwa8968/
Schwass831,147/
Schwach831,036/
Schwait8366/
Schwapp8360/
Schwaha8341/
Schwaid8332/
Schwaiz8316/
Schwatt834/
Schwacz834/
Schwadt834/
Schwahz833/
Schwats832/
Schwads832/
Schwaad832/
Schwaaz832/
Schweat832/
Schwaap831/
Schwasz831/
Schwatp831/
Schwazt830/
Schwaup830/
Schwaas830/
Shway80444/
Chhwa80159/
Shwai80121/
Schua8062/
Chwha8020/
Chway8018/
Chwah8016/
Chwaz805/
Shwua804/
Shwha804/
Shwah802/
Chwea802/
Schwo801/
Shwaj801/
Shwau801/
Chwwa801/
Shwea801/
Chwaa801/
Chwai801/
Jshwa801/
Schba800/
Schwaitz777/
Schwauss773/
Schwattz773/
Schwautz772/
Schwatcz771/
Schwaits770/
Swa751,046/
Schwei73245/
Schwey73109/
Schuap73103/
Schwoy7381/
Schvap7351/
Chwatt7335/
Shwatz7313/
Chwasz7312/
Schuat739/
Schuas735/
Chweea735/
Schvas733/
Shwaha732/
Schuaz732/
Shwach732/
Shhwaz732/
Shwahd732/
Schuah731/
Schwod731/
Schwop731/
Shhwaj731/
Shhwai731/
Chwhat731/
Chhwat731/
Schwausch71249/
Schwaisst712/
Chua67161,358/
Swai6749,507/
Sway673,856/
Shua671,196/
Schwoch67822/
Schweiß67531/
Schweid67292/
Shba67220/
Swah67157/
Schweit67118/
Schweis6784/
Schuatz6766/
Swea6753/
Schuhai6740/
Schwott6737/
Chva6733/
Schvach6719/
Schuhay6713/
Shwo6711/
Shva679/
Sbha678/
Swaj677/
Schvatz675/
Chwo673/
Chwaich673/
Shwajch672/
Swaa672/
Swau672/
Schuats672/
Sswa672/
Chehewa671/
Schuadt671/
Swwa671/
Schweip671/
Schuast671/
Shchuat671/
Schuapp671/
Schuhaj671/
Shehewa671/
Schuass671/
Schvadz671/
Shwattz671/
Sjwa671/
Svha671/
Swoa671/
Zswa671/
Jswa671/
Hzwa671/
Schwoop670/
Schuapf670/
Schvadt670/
Schwopp670/

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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 Schwa
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