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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwamb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 463,189th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,010,365 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Schwamb live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schwamb is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 812,688. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 14 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Schwamb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwamb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwamb last name increased 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.78% being registered with 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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