Schwechten Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwechten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwechten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Schwechten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwechten is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Schwechten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwechten? popularity and diffusion

Schwechten is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Schwechten live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Schwechten is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Bavaria, where 32 percent live and Brandenburg, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany Schwechten occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Schwechten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwechten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwechten last name increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwechten Last Name Statistics demography

Schwechten earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwichten904/
Schwachten902/
Schwieten8415/
Schweeten840/
Swachten7817/
Schueten787/
Sweten7536/
Schuetten7411/
Sweeten712,989/
Swieten7143/
Swetten716/
Swethen711/
Sweaten710/
Sweiten710/
Swectin710/
Schweiting700/
Schuiten67384/
Sweetten6755/
Chweetin6730/
Sweeteen671/
Sweathen671/
Swetteng671/
Swiesten670/

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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 Schwechten
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