Schwantje Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schwantje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwantje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada111:3,349,599180,238

Schwantje (31) may also be a first name.

Schwantje Last Name Facts

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

Schwantje is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwantje? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schwantje live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schwantje is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 31 people.

The surname Schwantje is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,298,475. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 97 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany Schwantje exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Schwantje Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwantje last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Schwantje earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 72.99% more than the national average, earning $74,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32% more than the national average, earning $65,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwantje945/
Schwantge8920/
Swantje8810/
Schwanties840/
Swantja751/
Swantehe711/
Suantie632/
Suanthie596/
Suontie505/

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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 Schwantje
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