Schwabe Surname

32,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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.

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Schwabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,5451:6,417786
United States1,9621:184,74018,419
Brazil4101:522,13319,608
Canada2941:125,32513,101
Austria1261:67,58310,403
Switzerland1061:77,4808,969
Australia941:287,18825,495
France921:721,98690,334
Poland821:463,52146,884
Denmark671:84,2498,149
England591:944,37447,923
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Chile511:345,4219,676
Norway511:100,82913,689
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who came from Swabia (freemen), a duchy in medieval Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwäbe95288/
Schwabé951/
Schwaber93244/
Schwaebe9372/
Schwaabe9342/
Sschwabe9312/
Schwaibe931/
Schwabee931/
Schwabie930/
Schwasbe930/
Shwabe9213/
Chwabe921/
Schweaber880/
Schwebe86244/
Schwobe86197/
Schwaba86109/
Schvabe8677/
Schuabe8625/
Shwatbe8614/
Schwaby861/
Chwabeh861/
Shwabed861/
Swabe8399/
Schwabeová821/
Schwampe80106/
Schuaber8051/
Schwebhe805/
Schvaber802/
Schweibe800/
Swabey77627/
Szwabe77219/
Swaebe7734/
Chuabe7723/
Chwabi7712/
Shwaba776/
Shuabe775/
Shwabi774/
Swabeh773/
Shvabe772/
Swaibe772/
Swabei771/
Shwobe770/
Swabea770/
Schwabish7533/
Schweiber7516/
Chuabey7125/
Schuaba7116/
Shvaber7110/
Shwampe719/
Schwoba718/
Szwaber715/
Schweisber713/
Schbabi711/
Shuabee711/
Swajber711/
Shwebea711/
Shuaber711/
Suhaber711/
Souhabe711/
Swaubie710/
Swaby678,862/
Swebe671,614/
Swaba67766/
Swabi67554/
Svabe67106/
Suabe6733/
Swobe6731/
Shvaiber676/
Xwabe674/
Souhaibe673/
Chouhabe672/
Schweiby671/
Schbeibe671/

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