Schwanka Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Schwanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Schwanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwanka is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Schwanka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwanka? popularity and diffusion

Schwanka is the 1,596,935th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Schwanka occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Schwanka live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,769,209. In Brazil Schwanka is most frequent in: Paraná, where 97 percent live, Federal District, where 1 percent live and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 1 percent live. Excluding Brazil Schwanka exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Schwanka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwanka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwancka942/
Scwanka931/
Schwanke886,718/
Schwonka8851/
Schwanky8837/
Schwanki8815/
Schuanka8812/
Schvanka887/
Swanka8673/
Schwankhaus84106/
Schwanker8210/
Schwancke826/
Schwankje821/
Schwankie821/
Schwankes821/
Schwankee820/
Szwanka8034/
Shwanke8022/
Chuanka801/
Scwonka801/
Swankay801/
Swankas801/
Shvanka801/
Schwonke75247/
Schvanke7513/
Schuanke759/
Schwamke756/
Chuangka751/
Schwance751/
Schwankhous740/
Swanke71503/
Swanky71100/
Schwohnke7133/
Svanka7132/
Suanka7128/
Swanko7122/
Swanki7118/
Schwanque714/
Swonka713/
Swankhaus713/
Chuangkai711/
Swatenkat710/
Swankie67572/
Chuanko67327/
Szwanke67302/
Chvanko67195/
Swanker67129/
Szwonka6790/
Suhanko6741/
Shvanke6735/
Swankey6725/
Shvanko6723/
Szwanki6718/
Chvanke6718/
Suangka6716/
Schweineke6715/
Suhamka6712/
Suankha678/
Swhenka673/
Szvanka673/
Shbanke671/
Swangqa671/
Szwanko671/
Suankat671/
Swankis670/
Swankee670/

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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 Schwanka
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