Schwalk Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schwalk Last Name Facts

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

Schwalk is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwalk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Schwalk is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Schwalk live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 49 percent live, North Dakota, where 16 percent live and Montana, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Schwalk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwalk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwalk last name grew 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwalk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwalk surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Schwalk earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $44,926 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwalke93108/
Chwalk9224/
Schwolk8624/
Shwaylk861/
Swalk830/
Schwalková821/
Schwaglick820/
Schwolke801/
Schualks800/
Chwałk771/
Shwolk771/
Swallk771/
Chwalg771/
Schweilke751/
Schvolk711/
Swailek711/
Swaileck6768/
Swolk678/
Sualk674/
Schvoelk671/
Shuhailk671/
Zwalk670/

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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 Schwalk
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