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 surname Schwars has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwars? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwars is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Schwars live; 58 percent live in South America and 54 percent live in Luso-South America.

Schwars is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 43 percent are found, Paraná, where 36 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Schwars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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