Schwarzenberg Surname
Approximately 1,817 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,151 | 1:69,944 | 8,930 |
| Chile | 267 | 1:65,979 | 2,753 |
| United States | 183 | 1:1,980,650 | 127,499 |
| Venezuela | 48 | 1:629,252 | 11,082 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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-173293This surname is Germanic and means 'white mountain'.
- new_dyttoSchwarzenberg Demographics
Average Schwarzenberg Salary in
United States
$44,806 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwarzenberge | 96 | 1 | / |
| Schwarzenburg | 92 | 31 | / |
| Schawarzenburg | 89 | 1 | / |
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