Schwayer Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schwayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria701:121,64916,953
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schwayer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwayer is found most frequently in Austria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwayer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schwayer are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 121,649. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Vienna, where 67 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 30 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Austria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 43 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwaer93198/
Schwayr9311/
Schwyer935/
Shwayer932/
Schweyer881,515/
Schwoyer88304/
Schwaier88168/
Schwauer881/
Schvayer881/
Schuayer880/
Swayer86103/
Shwyer860/
Schweyher82103/
Schvayeer821/
Schwear80113/
Schweir8049/
Schwoer807/
Schwair805/
Shwaier801/
Shweyer801/
Shwoyer800/
Schwuer800/
Scwoyer800/
Schwayhart781/
Schweier75785/
Schwäger75182/
Schwojer75111/
Schwéger7590/
Schuawer753/
Schbauer752/
Schwajor751/
Schwearz751/
Shvayher751/
Schweirt751/
Schweerr751/
Schueyer750/
Swoyer71924/
Shweir71265/
Zwayer71222/
Sweyer7156/
Schweiher7141/
Schwugier7121/
Shweer7117/
Shvaer716/
Shwair714/
Shvyer714/
Swhyer713/
Shbayr712/
Schwigger712/
Swyerr711/
Schweiert711/
Swajer711/
Suayer711/
Shwear710/
Sswyer710/
Swayre710/
Swauer710/
Chuayre6726/
Schweihert6713/
Shvahyr6710/
Szwoyer678/
Shweier676/
Shuayre675/
Szwajer672/
Shwaure671/
Schweihard671/
Souhayr671/
Schvoer671/
Schvier671/
Shwejar671/
Schuear670/
Swayard670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Schwayer
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