Schwehr Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5941:135,53116,494
United States4011:903,88868,085
Canada1051:350,91031,754
France361:1,845,076161,051
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Schwehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwehr has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schwehr.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwehr? popularity and diffusion

Schwehr is the 318,950th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,212,742 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Schwehr live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 135,531. In Germany Schwehr is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 72 percent reside, Bavaria, where 27 percent reside and Hesse, where 1 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Schwehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwehr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwehr surname rose 1,604 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwehr surname are 5.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwehr earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.59% less than the national average, earning $37,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwer923,316/
Schweh922/
Schwier862,770/
Schwerd86225/
Schwere86137/
Schwerr8655/
Schweir8649/
Schwech8617/
Schweth867/
Schwher862/
Schwerp861/
Schwehs860/
Schwuer860/
Schwger860/
Schwe8359/
Shwer8356/
Chweh8327/
Schwecht8066/
Schweerr801/
Schweirt801/
Schweish801/
Schwertt801/
Schwertd801/
Schwearz801/
Schwerrt800/
Schweith800/
Shweih77792/
Schwär77791/
Schuer77495/
Shweir77265/
Schwei77245/
Schwey77109/
Schwez7765/
Schwie7761/
Schver7732/
Shwere7718/
Shweer7717/
Schwep7711/
Schwet779/
Schwir779/
Shwehy777/
Chweih774/
Scuher772/
Scweer772/
Scwerz772/
Chwech772/
Shwerz771/
Shcwer771/
Scwier770/
Shwear770/
Schweisch750/
Shwe73137,230/
Swer734,769/
Sweh73158/
Chwe7380/
Schweiß71531/
Schweid71292/
Schueth71218/
Schwich71135/
Schweit71118/
Schweis7184/
Schuerr7176/
Schwärz7163/
Schwäch7150/
Schwyrz7145/
Schverz7144/
Schwaha7141/
Schuerz7122/
Schwets7120/
Schvert7116/
Schøber7114/
Schuech7113/
Schuere7112/
Schweds7112/
Schwayr7111/
Shweish7110/
Schweez7110/
Schwecz718/
Schuert717/
Chweich716/
Schwair715/
Shwerdt714/
Schwepp713/
Schwire712/
Schweat712/
Schverd712/
Shwehet712/
Schwejd712/
Schcver711/
Schvier711/
Schwepf711/
Schwihs711/
Schwird711/
Schweip711/
Shweesh711/
Schuher710/
Schueph710/
Schueht710/
Sweih671,804/
Swier671,313/
Schue67871/
Chwee67241/
Swere67135/
Sweer67122/
Shver67117/
Schverdt6758/
Shber6747/
Schwicht6742/
Szwer6736/
Chwir6736/
Shuer6732/
Shveh6722/
Swerz6717/
Schuhert6717/
Schueths6716/
Chuer6713/
Chwei6711/
Schuerpf6711/
Swedh679/
Schweisz678/
Zwehr678/
Shwee677/
Schuerdt677/
Swear676/
Shwes676/
Schweedt676/
Schweits674/
Shwha674/
Schwi673/
Sheheber673/
Schve672/
Sweir672/
Chwea672/
Sbheh672/
Chwez671/
Schuetch671/
Schuettr671/
Shwie671/
Shwir671/
Schwy671/
Scuer671/
Hzwer671/
Schvertt671/
Swger671/
Swieh671/
Chweś671/
Shwea671/
Chwey671/
Schweitd671/
Schwettz671/
Shbeh671/
Chwes671/
Shwey670/
Schweist670/
Schuherr670/
Schwirth670/

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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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  • 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 Schwehr
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