Schwarck Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwarck Surname User-submission:

The surname Schwarck means 'clouds of sorrow'.

Schwarck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4661:172,75820,319
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
France81:8,302,840321,660
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Schwärck (4) are calculated separately.

Schwarck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Schwarck means 'clouds of sorrow'.

- joshuaschwarck

Schwarck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwarck is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Schwärck. Click here for other possible spellings of Schwarck.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwarck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 389,400th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Schwarck are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 172,758. In Germany Schwarck is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 27 percent reside, Hamburg, where 24 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Venezuela, where 5 percent reside.

Schwarck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwarck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwarck last name increased 858 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwarck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schwarck are 37.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.15% being registered to vote for the party.

Schwarck earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwärck964/
Schwarcke9425/
Schwaarck941/
Schwark935,024/
Schwarc93125/
Schwarke8859/
Schworck8831/
Schwarzk881/
Shwarc865/
Shwark862/
Swarck861/
Scwark861/
Schwearecke841/
Schwartzk821/
Schvarc8061/
Schwerk8052/
Schwork8013/
Schuark8010/
Schwarg803/
Schwörk802/
Schwarx801/
Schvark801/
Schwarcová7869/
Swark7759/
Swarc7726/
Schwörke7549/
Schworke752/
Schvarcs751/
Swarkh71283/
Szwark7171/
Shvarc7158/
Shvark716/
Shwerk712/
Zswarc711/
Shwarq711/
Schvarcová6744/
Schwerg6717/
Schvarcova6712/
Schuerk673/
Šchvarc672/
Shworke671/
Szwuarc671/
Shwarqz671/
Schuarg670/
Shuaark670/

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