Schwarzenberg Surname

224,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Chile

Schwarzenberg Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who comes from Black mountain. It is derived from the words Schwarz, meaning 'black', and Berg, meaning 'mountain' = Schwarz(en)berg.

Schwarzenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1511:69,9448,930
Chile2671:65,9792,753
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Venezuela481:629,25211,082
Israel321:267,42624,032
France261:2,554,720189,486
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Schwarzenberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who comes from Black mountain. It is derived from the words Schwarz, meaning 'black', and Berg, meaning 'mountain' = Schwarz(en)berg.

- deleted-173293

This surname is Germanic and means 'white mountain'.

- new_dytto

Schwarzenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwarzenberg is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwarzenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwarzenberg is the 224,013th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,010,757 people. The surname Schwarzenberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Schwarzenberg are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schwarzenberg is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,151 people, or 1 in 69,944. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Saxony, where 24 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Schwarzenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwarzenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwarzenberg last name grew 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwarzenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwarzenberg surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Schwarzenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% less than the national average, earning $46,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwarzenberge961/
Schwarzenburg9231/
Schawarzenburg891/

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