Schwark Surname

94,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwark Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2211:24,9943,316
United States1,3041:277,95925,957
Canada1871:197,03519,314
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Australia481:562,41041,290
Poland411:927,04369,048
Austria371:230,14727,778
Ecuador371:429,88810,240
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England91:6,190,895170,599
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Schwark Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwark is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schwark click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwark? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwark is the 94,776th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,450,547 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Schwark reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schwark is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 3,221 people, or 1 in 24,994. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Schwark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwark has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,610 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwark Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwark surname are 0.059999999999995% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schwark earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.06% more than the national average, earning R 482,556 per year; in United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% less than the national average, earning $43,735 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwarck93910/
Schwarke9359/
Schwarzk931/
Shwark922/
Schwarcke8825/
Schwaarck881/
Schwarc86125/
Schwerk8652/
Schwork8613/
Schuark8610/
Schwarg863/
Schwörk862/
Schwarx861/
Schvark861/
Swark8359/
Schwörke8049/
Schworck8031/
Schwärck804/
Schworke802/
Schwearecke781/
Swarkh77283/
Szwark7771/
Shvark776/
Shwarc775/
Shwerk772/
Shwarq771/
Swarck771/
Schwarcová7169/
Schvarc7161/
Schwerg7117/
Schuerk713/
Shworke711/
Shwarqz711/
Schuarg710/
Shuaark710/
Swarc6726/
Swarg6711/
Swerk6711/
Zwark675/
Schvarcs671/
Svark671/
Swork670/

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Footnotes

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