Schwanzer Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schwanzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwanzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4961:162,30919,252
Austria4061:20,9743,281
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Hungary201:490,81431,291
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Schwanzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwanzer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwanzer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwanzer is the 366,000th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. Schwanzer occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Schwanzer reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 162,309. In Germany Schwanzer is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 50 percent are found, Hesse, where 21 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Schwanzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwanzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwanzer surname expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwanzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schwanzer are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Schwanzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning R 197,580 per year and in United States they earn 108.72% more than the national average, earning $90,062 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwanzer
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