Schwanck Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Schwanck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwanck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7761:275,86910,619
Germany1461:551,40745,588
France151:4,428,181244,602
Finland81:687,08836,047
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Schwanck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwanck is most common in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwanck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 375,572nd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. Schwanck occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Schwanck reside; 82 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 776 people, or 1 in 275,869. In Brazil Schwanck is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 89 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 6 percent reside and Paraná, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Schwanck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwanck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwanck last name contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwancke946/
Schwank931,884/
Schwanc930/
Schvanck8819/
Schuanck887/
Schwaunk880/
Schwanks880/
Shwank861/
Swanck861/
Schwang8086/
Shwanke8022/
Schuank8010/
Schvank804/
Schwonk801/
Schwanková7813/
Swank7710,717/
Swanc770/
Schwonke75247/
Schvanke7513/
Schuanke759/
Schwamke756/
Schvenck754/
Shuancks750/
Schweinecke743/
Swanke71503/
Chwang71289/
Szwanc7190/
Schwohnke7133/
Swaink7131/
Shvank7123/
Schwanque714/
Shwang713/
Shuank712/
Chuank712/
Chwonk711/
Szwank711/
Chuanc711/
Schwating710/
Swhank710/
Szwanke67302/
Shvanke6735/
Chvanke6718/
Schweineke6715/
Schvenk675/
Schuang674/
Shwanqu672/
Chwuang671/
Shuankh671/
Chvhank671/
Chwhang671/
Schwaiting670/

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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
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  • 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 Schwanck
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