Schwars Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schwars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Schwars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwars occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwars? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Schwars occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Schwars reside; 58 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil Schwars is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 43 percent reside, Paraná, where 36 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 14 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Schwars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwars surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwarrs933/
Schwarst931/
Schwarsz931/
Schwaers930/
Schwears930/
Schwarse930/
Shwars920/
Schwers86350/
Schwors861/
Schwarx861/
Chwarse860/
Swars83188/
Schwarsová821/
Schwarch808/
Schwarzz804/
Schweirs803/
Schwarce801/
Schuarrs800/
Schworst800/
Swears77333/
Swarse776/
Swaers772/
Swarsz772/
Shbars771/
Shwers771/
Schwartje7552/
Swearse7144/
Schuers7135/
Shwarch712/
Shwarze712/
Shvarse712/
Shweers711/
Svars67133/
Swers6757/
Souharse673/
Suars673/
Schwärze671/
Sbars671/
Schuerrs670/

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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 Schwars
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