Schwamb Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:812,68862,481
Germany2761:291,68630,205
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Schwamb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwamb is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwamb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 463,189th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,010,365 people. Schwamb occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Schwamb are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 812,688. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Wisconsin, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Schwamb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwamb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwamb last name expanded 619 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwamb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwamb surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Schwamb earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,082 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwaemb930/
Shwamb921/
Schwambch882/
Schwamp8622/
Schuamb861/
Swamb830/
Schwampe80106/
Schvambch751/
Shwampe719/
Schwemp710/
Swamp6732/
Suamb672/
Schwanpz671/
Swampe621/
Schvemp571/
Schuanp570/
Schvempp531/
Zwamp502/
Suemb501/

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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 Schwamb
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