Schwar Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2491:34,1995,489
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Germany861:936,11065,790
England401:1,392,95161,553
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Schwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwar occurs more in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwar is the 545,543rd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. Schwar occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Schwar live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schwar is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 34,199. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Styria, where 91 percent are found, Salzburg, where 4 percent are found and Vorarlberg, where 4 percent are found. Barring Austria Schwar occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Schwar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwar surname expanded 976 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Schwar last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Schwar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning $55,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.07% more than the national average, earning $73,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwaar92535/
Schwarp9229/
Schwarr9217/
Schwayr9211/
Schwahr9210/
Schwair925/
Shwar91127/
Chwar912/
Schwardt86611/
Schwatrz8645/
Schwarth8621/
Schwartd864/
Schwarzz864/
Schwartt862/
Schwarrz862/
Schwarre861/
Shchwarz861/
Schwearz861/
Schwasrz861/
Schswarz860/
Shwarz8399/
Shwart8315/
Chwarz835/
Shhwar835/
Shwair834/
Shwgar834/
Schuar833/
Schwor832/
Schvar831/
Shware831/
Shwarp831/
Shwarh831/
Schbar831/
Shwaar831/
Sjhwar831/
Shward830/
Shwear830/
Swar8023,470/
Schvarz77124/
Schweir7749/
Schvart7739/
Schworz7714/
Sehewar773/
Schwore771/
Shwaure771/
Schuarp771/
Schworr771/
Shwahar771/
Shhwarh771/
Shhwatr771/
Shwartd770/
Schuarr770/
Schwort770/
Schuaar770/
Swarr73393/
Sware73221/
Shvar73214/
Swarz73153/
Shuar73113/
Swaar7351/
Chuar7335/
Shbar7313/
Szwar738/
Swear736/
Sjwar735/
Swair734/
Chvar732/
Chwor732/
Shwor732/
Swhar731/
Swahr731/
Schuhart71382/
Schuardt7145/
Schuhard717/
Schuarth716/
Schweirt711/
Schworth711/
Schvatrz711/
Shchuhar711/
Schwordt710/
Chuard671,121/
Shbair671,084/
Shuart67793/
Souhar67444/
Schuhardt67401/
Shweir67265/
Szwarz6779/
Shuard6769/
Chvare6769/
Shvarz6726/
Swhear6721/
Chuart6719/
Shuarz6718/
Chuare6717/
Swatrz6716/
Shvarp6711/
Szware6710/
Sweard679/
Shuare676/
Shbear676/
Swartt675/
Schuahart674/
Sbharh674/
Shvart673/
Swharh673/
Shbayr672/
Szuhar672/
Swaire672/
Shhbar672/
Sjwarh672/
Shvard671/
Shvare671/
Swarzz671/
Shbarh671/
Swahar671/
Swarrr671/
Suharr671/
Suahar671/
Shuarr670/
Swayre670/
Swartd670/
Swuart670/

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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 Schwar
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