Schwalz Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Schwalz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwalz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schwalz Last Name Facts

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

Schwalz is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schwalz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwalz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Schwalz is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Schwalz reside; 82 percent reside in South America and 73 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Schwalz is most numerous in: Paraná, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Schwalz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwalz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwalz surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwaltz9312/
Schwolz861/
Swalz830/
Schwalje80183/
Schwalls8059/
Schualtz8015/
Schwales802/
Schwolcz801/
Schvaltz801/
Schwalts800/
Schwoltz800/
Schwoulz800/
Chwals7710/
Swaltz772/
Swalze771/
Swalez771/
Swallz770/
Schwaldch751/
Schwols7120/
Scwales710/
Schuholz6758/
Schwohls675/
Schuales671/
Sualz671/
Szhwalje671/
Swals671/
Schuoltz671/

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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 Schwalz
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