Schween Surname

267,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schween Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schween Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1541:69,7628,907
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Canada641:575,71247,839
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Schween Last Name Facts

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

Schween is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schween.

How Common Is The Last Name Schween? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schween is the 267,533rd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,991,470 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Schween live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,154 people, or 1 in 69,762. In Germany Schween is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent live, Hamburg, where 26 percent live and Hesse, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany Schween occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Schween Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schween has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schween last name grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schween Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schween surname are 11.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schween earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.54% more than the national average, earning $58,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $47,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwieten8815/
Schweijen881/
Schwein86746/
Chweein861/
Schweain8037/
Chueen771/
Sweein770/
Schwiendt753/
Sweijen7184/
Swieten7143/
Schwiem7127/
Sweeing712/
Shueeyn711/
Sweeyin711/
Sweeinn711/
Sueheen711/
Schwieting710/
Swyen6719/
Swien677/
Schvient675/
Sueen675/
Schueing670/

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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
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  • 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 Schween
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