Schwans Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Schwans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schwans Last Name Facts

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

Schwans is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schwans.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Schwans occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Schwans are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schwans is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States Schwans is most numerous in: South Dakota, where 44 percent are found, Texas, where 19 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Schwans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwans surname increased 7,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwans Last Name Statistics demography

Schwans earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwanse9366/
Schwansh931/
Schwanst930/
Schvans8616/
Schuans862/
Swans83126/
Schweins80545/
Schwanch804/
Schwuanz801/
Schwanze801/
Schhwanz801/
Schwance801/
Swaans77874/
Swains7738/
Shbans7716/
Shwanz776/
Swanns775/
Swanse775/
Shvans774/
Swanss770/
Schuanz71130/
Schvanz7197/
Schwamz711/
Shwance711/
Swanz67125/
Svans6779/
Suans6754/
Shwantje675/
Schuanzt673/
Swams673/
Schvanch671/
Schwamch671/
Schsvanz671/
Schuance671/
Swons670/
Schwonze670/

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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 Schwans
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