Schwechter Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Schwechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schwechter Last Name Facts

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

Schwechter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwechter? popularity and diffusion

Schwechter is the 3,228,735th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Schwechter reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 42 percent are found, Illinois, where 17 percent are found and New Jersey, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Hungary, where 3 percent are found.

Schwechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwechter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwechter surname grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwechter Last Name Statistics demography

Schwechter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.8% more than the national average, earning $52,125 USD per year.

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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
  • 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 Schwechter
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