Schwantes Surname

136,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Schwantes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwantes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,5121:141,5845,403
United States1,2251:295,88527,365
Germany4831:166,67819,716
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Schwantes Last Name Facts

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

Schwantes is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schwantes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwantes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,552nd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,217,756 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Schwantes are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 46 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,512 people, or 1 in 141,584. In Brazil Schwantes is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 74 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 10 percent are found and Paraná, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Schwantes exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Schwantes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwantes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwantes last name expanded 2,784 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwantes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwantes last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Schwantes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $50,621 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwuantes951/
Schwantess951/
Schwanties950/
Shwantes943/
Chwantes941/
Schvantes8973/
Schuantes8933/
Schwamtes892/
Swantes884/
Chuantes823/
Svantes7524/
Swantex751/
Swantish719/
Suantis6314/

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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 Schwantes
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