Schwegmann Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwegmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwegmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0611:75,8779,605
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Schwegmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwegmann is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwegmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwegmann is the 256,621st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,744,496 people. Schwegmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Schwegmann reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,061 people, or 1 in 75,877. In Germany Schwegmann is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 39 percent live and Berlin, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Schwegmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwegmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwegmann surname increased 782 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwegmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwegmann last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwegmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.74% more than the national average, earning R 522,192 per year and in United States they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $40,303 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
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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 Schwegmann
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