Schwaier Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwaier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwaier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1351:596,33748,011
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Schwaier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwaier has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwaier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwaier is the 1,333,288th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Schwaier is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Schwaier are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Schwaier is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 596,337. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 48 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Schwaier Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schwaier earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.08% less than the national average, earning $36,230 CAD 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 Schwaier
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