Schwaz Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Schwaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Schwaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwaz is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schwaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwaz? popularity and diffusion

Schwaz is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Schwaz live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 27 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and New Jersey, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Schwaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwaz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwaz last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwaz Last Name Statistics demography

Schwaz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwatz92290/
Schwaiz9216/
Schwacz924/
Schwahz923/
Schwaaz922/
Shwaz916/
Schwatrz8645/
Schwaitz867/
Schwattz863/
Schwautz862/
Schwatcz861/
Schwastz861/
Shwaiz8358/
Shwhaz8319/
Shwatz8313/
Schuaz832/
Shhwaz832/
Schwac830/
Swaz807/
Schwach771,036/
Schweiz77131/
Schuatz7766/
Schvatz775/
Schwads772/
Schwats772/
Schwatc771/
Schbatz771/
Schvadz771/
Shwattz771/
Swatz7347/
Swaaz7316/
Shuaz736/
Swaiz735/
Shvaz731/
Schweitz71789/
Schuastz71372/
Chwaszcz71327/
Schwache7177/
Schuattz713/
Schvaitz712/
Schvatrz711/
Schuaztz711/
Schwoitz711/
Schwaits710/
Szwacz6747/
Sweatz6741/
Chuatz6726/
Swatrz6716/
Schweitze678/
Shuatz673/
Shwach672/
Shbatz671/
Shweiz671/
Swaitz671/
Schweitez671/
Swachz671/
Swatcz670/
Swattz670/
Swhatz670/
Swatzs670/
Swaatz670/
Swatze670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schwaz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis