Schwabe Surname
Approximately 16,187 people bear this surname
Schwabe Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Swabian [Ger. Schwabe, Middle High German Swâbe; Old English Swœfe (pl.); Latin-Teut. national name Suebi, Suevi. The Suebi or Suevi were prob. the ‘Swoopers'; from the prehist. form of O.H.Ger. sweifan (mod. schweifen) = Old English swápan, to sweep, swoop, rush, brandish (a sword); prim.
Read More About This SurnameSchwabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,545 | 1:6,417 | 786 |
| United States | 1,962 | 1:184,740 | 18,419 |
| Brazil | 410 | 1:522,133 | 19,608 |
| Canada | 294 | 1:125,325 | 13,101 |
| Austria | 126 | 1:67,583 | 10,403 |
| Switzerland | 106 | 1:77,480 | 8,969 |
| Australia | 94 | 1:287,188 | 25,495 |
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Poland | 82 | 1:463,521 | 46,884 |
| Denmark | 67 | 1:84,249 | 8,149 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| Norway | 51 | 1:100,829 | 13,689 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
The alternate forms: Schwäbe (288) & Schwabé (1) are calculated separately.
Schwabe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Swabian [Ger. Schwabe, Middle High German Swâbe; Old English Swœfe (pl.); Latin-Teut. national name Suebi, Suevi. The Suebi or Suevi were prob. the ‘Swoopers'; from the prehist. form of O.H.Ger. sweifan (mod. schweifen) = Old English swápan, to sweep, swoop, rush, brandish (a sword); prim. conn. with O.H.Ger. sweibôn, mod. schweben, to hover]
(German) One who came from Swabia (freemen), a duchy in medieval Germany.
Schwabe Demographics
Average Schwabe Salary in
United States
$46,113 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schwabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schwabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schwabe is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Schwäbe or Schwabé. For other potential spellings of Schwabe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schwabe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,830th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 450,210 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Schwabe are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 12,545 people, or 1 in 6,417. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Schwabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Schwabe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwabe surname grew 1,498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schwabe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Schwabe last name are 39.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.83% being registered with the party.
The amount Schwabe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.23% more than the national average, earning 426,459 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.95% more than the national average, earning R 382,476 per year; in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $54,621 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwäbe | 95 | 288 | / |
| Schwabé | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schwaber | 93 | 244 | / |
| Schwaebe | 93 | 72 | / |
| Schwaabe | 93 | 42 | / |
| Sschwabe | 93 | 12 | / |
| Schwaibe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schwabee | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schwabie | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schwasbe | 93 | 0 | / |
| Shwabe | 92 | 13 | / |
| Chwabe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schweaber | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schwebe | 86 | 244 | / |
| Schwobe | 86 | 197 | / |
| Schwaba | 86 | 109 | / |
| Schvabe | 86 | 77 | / |
| Schuabe | 86 | 25 | / |
| Shwatbe | 86 | 14 | / |
| Schwaby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chwabeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shwabed | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swabe | 83 | 99 | / |
| Schwabeová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schwampe | 80 | 106 | / |
| Schuaber | 80 | 51 | / |
| Schwebhe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Schvaber | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schweibe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Swabey | 77 | 627 | / |
| Szwabe | 77 | 219 | / |
| Swaebe | 77 | 34 | / |
| Chuabe | 77 | 23 | / |
| Chwabi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shwaba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shuabe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shwabi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Swabeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shvabe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Swaibe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Swabei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shwobe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Swabea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schwabish | 75 | 33 | / |
| Schweiber | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chuabey | 71 | 25 | / |
| Schuaba | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shvaber | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shwampe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Schwoba | 71 | 8 | / |
| Szwaber | 71 | 5 | / |
| Schweisber | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schbabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuabee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swajber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shwebea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuaber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suhaber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souhabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swaubie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swaby | 67 | 8,862 | / |
| Swebe | 67 | 1,614 | / |
| Swaba | 67 | 766 | / |
| Swabi | 67 | 554 | / |
| Svabe | 67 | 106 | / |
| Suabe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Swobe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shvaiber | 67 | 6 | / |
| Xwabe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Souhaibe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chouhabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schweiby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schbeibe | 67 | 1 | / |
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