Schwefel Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwefel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwefel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Germany2731:294,89230,449
England81:6,964,757184,742
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Schwefel Last Name Facts

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

Schwefel occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Schwefel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwefel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwefel is the 545,543rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. Schwefel is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Schwefel live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States Schwefel is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 4 percent live and Connecticut, where 4 percent live. Not including The United States Schwefel is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 47 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Schwefel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwefel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwefel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwefel surname are 28.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.51% being registered with the party.

Schwefel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $49,429 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 Schwefel
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