Schwehn Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4541:177,32520,795
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schwehn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwehn occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwehn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 617,057th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Schwehn reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 177,325. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 81 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Germany Schwehn exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Schwehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwehn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwehn last name increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schwehn are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Schwehn earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,419 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwen92348/
Schwenn861,804/
Schwien86675/
Schweng86362/
Schwaen8621/
Schwene8619/
Shwehne864/
Schwean862/
Schwemn861/
Schwenh861/
Schwähn861/
Schwoen860/
Chwen8329/
Shwen8316/
Swehn836/
Schwenck801,177/
Schweene802/
Schwentt800/
Schwyn77668/
Schwin77236/
Schwem77123/
Schuen7798/
Shwenn7742/
Shwene7732/
Suhehn7714/
Schwän779/
Chweng773/
Shwein772/
Chwenk771/
Scween771/
Scwenn771/
Scwien771/
Shwoen771/
Shwuen771/
Schwnk771/
Schwnd770/
Swehen770/
Shweihneh752/
Schwendtd751/
Schswenck751/
Swen7311,175/
Chwn7315/
Shwn737/
Schwinn716,264/
Schuhen71478/
Schwint71255/
Schueng71245/
Schwink71205/
Schuenk7178/
Schwndt719/
Shwenck719/
Schwain718/
Schweem715/
Schwine712/
Schwnck712/
Schsuen712/
Schwina712/
Schwemk711/
Schwyng711/
Schuent711/
Shweijn711/
Schuenq711/
Shwihne711/
Chuen673,682/
Shuen671,351/
Sween671,146/
Schuenck671,142/
Swaen67342/
Schwinck67135/
Swent67101/
Chwin6795/
Swenn6763/
Swene6758/
Shwin6749/
Schwintt6747/
Swean6743/
Zwehn6737/
Schuhenn6734/
Suehn6726/
Svehn6715/
Swein6714/
Chvhn6713/
Swien677/
Schøwing675/
Swhnd675/
Swuen673/
Chwne671/
Scwin671/
Shwem671/
Sh'weine671/
Sweyn671/
Swenh671/
Jswen671/
Shhwn671/
Szwen671/
Schuendt671/
Schuenth671/
Shwayneh671/
Shben671/
Swhnn671/
Chwwn671/
Chhwn671/
Schwaine670/

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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 Schwehn
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