Schwalme Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwalme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwalme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany961:838,59960,830
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Schwalme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwalme is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwalme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Schwalme live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 39 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and Berlin, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Schwalme Last Name Statistics demography

Schwalme earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $55,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwalmer940/
Swalmeh80201/
Schweilmer781/
Schwolma755/
Swalmi717/
Swalmy711/
Sweilme673/
Sweylme671/
Sweyleme639/
Suhailmi637/
Sweileme635/
Shuhalmi632/
S'Weilme631/
S'Weileme5913/
Sweilleme591/
Sualma571,969/
Sualmi5786/
Sweilma5315/
Zuhalmi533/
Svelmøe533/
Sualemi531/
Suolmez531/
Sweilemi5018/

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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 Schwalme
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