Schwartzkoff Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Schwartzkoff Surname User-submission:

Schwarzkopf: 'Black-haired.' Descriptive. From German 'schwarz' (adjective, 'black') and 'kopf,' (noun, 'head').

Schwartzkoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Schwartzkoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schwarzkopf: 'Black-haired.' Descriptive. From German 'schwarz' (adjective, 'black') and 'kopf,' (noun, 'head').

- anonymous submission

Schwartzkoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwartzkoff is found most frequently in Australia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schwartzkoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwartzkoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Schwartzkoff is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Schwartzkoff live; 71 percent live in Australasia and 71 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Schwartzkoff is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside. Barring Australia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Schwartzkoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwartzkoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Schwartzkoff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis