Schwaer Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwaer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwaer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1801:447,25339,773
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schwaer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwaer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwaer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,194,481st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Schwaer live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 447,253. In Germany Schwaer is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany Schwaer is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Schwaer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwaer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwaer surname grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwaer Last Name Statistics demography

Schwaer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,646 USD per year.

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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 Schwaer
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