Schwarzenegger Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schwarzenegger Surname User-submission:

Schwarzenegger is an Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Schwarzenegg in Salzburg. In the Upper-German language, it means 'place with the black corner or edge'. It is derived from the Upper-German words schwarzen, meaning 'black', and egg, meaning 'corner' or 'edge', now written ecke.

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Schwarzenegger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1441:59,1359,241
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Israel221:388,98331,283
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
India51:153,413,076951,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Schwarzenegger (41) may also be a first name.

Schwarzenegger Surname Meaning

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Schwarzenegger is an Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Schwarzenegg in Salzburg. In the Upper-German language, it means 'place with the black corner or edge'. It is derived from the Upper-German words schwarzen, meaning 'black', and egg, meaning 'corner' or 'edge', now written ecke.

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Schwarzenegger Last Name Facts

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

Schwarzenegger is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schwarzenegger.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwarzenegger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Schwarzenegger reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schwarzenegger is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 41 people.

The surname Schwarzenegger is most common in Austria, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 59,135. In Austria it is most frequent in: Styria, where 51 percent are found, Carinthia, where 38 percent are found and Vorarlberg, where 6 percent are found. Beside Austria Schwarzenegger occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 10 percent are found.

Schwarzenegger Last Name Statistics demography

Schwarzenegger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwarzeneger967/
Schawarzennegger931/
Schwarzeneker891/
Schwarzenecker86109/
Schwarzneker8525/
Schwarznecker8148/

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