Schwager Surname

56,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schwager Surname Definition:

(German), Brother-in-law or Postilion; for German postboys are often so called. (variant: Sustermann.)

Schwager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1931:19,2002,538
United States2,1911:165,43116,786
Switzerland1,2871:6,3811,005
Austria3071:27,7384,402
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Israel1651:51,8646,802
France1261:527,16472,630
Chile301:587,21614,299
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
England201:2,785,90397,972
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

The alternate forms: Schwäger (182) are calculated separately.

Schwager Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Brother-in-law or Postilion; for German postboys are often so called. (variant: Sustermann.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Schwager Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwager occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Schwäger. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwager? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwager is the 56,344th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,637 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Schwager reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 4,193 people, or 1 in 19,200. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Switzerland, where 14 percent live.

Schwager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwager last name increased 996 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwager Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwager last name are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwager earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.13% more than the national average, earning R 558,768 per year; in United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $48,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwäger96182/
Schwaiger9415,285/
Schwaeger9443/
Schwageer943/
Schwagger941/
Schweager941/
Schwajger941/
Schwagher940/
Shwager9310/
Schwaigert89148/
Schwainger893/
Schwaiguer893/
Schwageier891/
Schweger88238/
Schwéger8890/
Schuager8859/
Schvager8847/
Shwaiger882/
Shwanger880/
Schwoger880/
Swager861,600/
Schwagerová848/
Schweiger8225,425/
Schweeger8234/
Schwoiger8210/
Chwaigert829/
Schvaiger822/
Schuagert821/
Schuaguer821/
Swauger80994/
Swagger80736/
Shvager80246/
Swagert8091/
Swaager8063/
Szwager8036/
Swajger8027/
Swayger8011/
Swaiger8010/
Schwaigerová807/
Shweger801/
Swageer801/
Sweager801/
Schwaigerova801/
Schweigger7829/
Schvaiguer7815/
Schvaigert7815/
Schweinger784/
Schvajgert784/
Schweigerd782/
Schweigeir781/
Schweigerr781/
Schweigher781/
Shvayger75171/
Swainger7589/
Shweiger7581/
Szwajger7550/
Schvéger7550/
Szwagier7529/
Szwaiger7520/
Shvaiger759/
Schveger752/
Chvaguer751/
Swangerr751/
Swaygert751/
Shuaguer751/
Shuanger751/
Swaggerd750/
Sweagert750/
Schweigerdt74108/
Schweiggert7419/
Schweighert741/
Schweingger740/
Sweger71775/
Shvaygert71564/
Swoger71350/
Szwajgier71116/
Schveiger71111/
Svager7149/
Szwajgert7136/
Chvaigert7113/
Shvaigert718/
Suager713/
Shweigert711/
Sweannger711/
Shvaiguer711/
Shwweiger710/
Schweigerová7049/
Schvaigerová703/
Schweigerova703/
Schvaigerova701/
Schuhaighert701/
Swogger67962/
Sweiger67252/
Svaiger67108/
Suagher67101/
Schveigert6770/
Svagere6744/
Svajger6740/
Shvagir6730/
Schuhegger6724/
Shvaygerdt6712/
Swogier6712/
Swooger676/
Zwaiger673/
Svagher673/
Chweigerdt671/
Swogeer671/
Swangir671/
Suagger671/
Szwoger671/
Svaguer671/
Swagirt670/
Sweeger670/
Suanger670/
Swegger670/
Sweyger670/

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