Schwantzer Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwantzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwantzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany951:847,42661,310
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Schwantzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwantzer has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwantzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwantzer is the 1,736,881st most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Schwantzer occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Schwantzer are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 847,426. In Germany Schwantzer is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 38 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwanzer95985/
Schwantze951/
Schwanczer901/
Schwanze891/
Schweintzer8622/
Schwantge8420/
Szwantzer841/
Swanzer8217/
Schweintzger829/
Schweinzer80713/
Shwantje785/
Chuantze781/
Schwonze780/
Swanze755/
Shvantser741/
Swancer7196/
Swanzey7178/
Swantje7110/
Swontze710/
Szwancer677/
Swanzy633,649/
Swanzi633/
Suanze632/
Sbandze599/
Svancer599/
Swwanzy591/
Swaincir560/
Svancerova501/

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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 Schwantzer
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