Schwalter Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwalter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Schwalter Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Schwalter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwalter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwalter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwalter is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Schwalter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Schwalter live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Schwalter is most common in: Wisconsin, where 100 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live.

Schwalter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwalter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwalter surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwalte941/
Swalter881/
Schuhalter8417/
Shualter821/
Shuhalter786/
Sualter751/
Sualete639/
Svelter631/
Swalthy630/
Chualthai562/
Sualti5313/
Sbalti534/
Sualta531/
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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 Schwalter
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