Schwass Surname

324,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Schwass Surname User-submission:

Means 'blacksmith' in German.

Schwass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand4061:11,1541,948
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Australia601:449,92835,109
Ecuador441:361,4969,599
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Schwass Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'blacksmith' in German.

- jdschwass

Schwass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwass is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwass? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 324,668th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,353,571 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Schwass are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Schwass is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 11,154. In New Zealand Schwass is most prevalent in: Canterbury Region, where 15 percent live, Auckland Region, where 13 percent live and Waikato Region, where 10 percent live. Barring New Zealand this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Schwass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwass surname rose 874 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schwass are 22.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwass earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $41,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwauss933/
Schwas923/
Schwaisst882/
Schwats862/
Schwads862/
Schwasz861/
Schuass861/
Schwaas860/
Schbass860/
Swass8363/
Schwa8330/
Chwas8313/
Schweiss801,514/
Schwause800/
Schwaits800/
Schwaß77339/
Swaiss7767/
Schwai7764/
Schwat7758/
Schway7745/
Schwap7733/
Schwad7731/
Schwah7729/
Chwasz7712/
Schuas775/
Schvas773/
Schwaa772/
Swasse771/
Schwaj771/
Schwausch75249/
Schwaisch751/
Chwa734,104/
Shwa7368/
Swas7327/
Schwach711,036/
Schweis7184/
Schwait7166/
Schwapp7160/
Schwaha7141/
Schwaid7132/
Shwaish7121/
Schwaiz7116/
Shwatse717/
Schwatt714/
Schwacz714/
Schwadt714/
Schwahz713/
Schwaad712/
Schwaaz712/
Schweat712/
Schuats712/
Scweiss711/
Schuase711/
Schwaap711/
Schuast711/
Schwatp711/
Schwazt710/
Schwaup710/
Swash67685/
Shway67444/
Schweihs67204/
Chhwa67159/
Shwai67121/
Swase67114/
Swais67109/
Schwache6777/
Schua6762/
Zwass6745/
Sweas6736/
Chwha6720/
Chway6718/
Chwah6716/
Chuas6715/
Schuhaus679/
Schweisz678/
Schwaitz677/
Schuasth676/
Shwaz676/
Chwaz675/
Chvas675/
Shvas674/
Schwarzz674/
Schweits674/
Sways674/
Shwua674/
Shwha674/
Schwattz673/
Sbass672/
Schwautz672/
Shwah672/
Chwea672/
Scwheiss671/
Schweise671/
Schwo671/
Shwaj671/
Shwau671/
Schweish671/
Chwwa671/
Shuas671/
Schveiss671/
Schwà671/
Shwea671/
Chwaa671/
Schwatcz671/
Shbas671/
Swasd671/
Suass671/
Chwai671/
Jshwa671/
Schweist670/
Schba670/
Swads670/
Swaus670/
Schwouse670/

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