Schweid Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Schweid Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From the Polish Szwed, “Swede.” This would indicate a person who came to Poland from areas in Germany occupied by the Swedes in the seventeenth century.

Schweid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Israel131:658,28045,106
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schweid Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From the Polish Szwed, “Swede.” This would indicate a person who came to Poland from areas in Germany occupied by the Swedes in the seventeenth century.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Schweid Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schweid has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweid? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Schweid reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 1,670,318. In The United States Schweid is most numerous in: New York, where 47 percent reside, New Jersey, where 10 percent reside and Colorado, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Schweid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schweid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schweid last name grew 5,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schweid Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schweid last name are 27.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schweid earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning $51,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $51,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweidt9338/
Schweitd931/
Schwed921,336/
Schwei92245/
Schwid9266/
Shweid9234/
Schwedt861,127/
Schweiß86531/
Schweit86118/
Schweis8684/
Schwidt8637/
Schwaid8632/
Schwaed8624/
Schweia8617/
Schweds8612/
Schwied869/
Schveid868/
Schwejd862/
Ch'weid861/
Schweip861/
Sweid8324,288/
Shwed83307/
Schwe8359/
Chwei8311/
Schwi833/
Scwed831/
Schweisz808/
Schweedt806/
Schweits804/
Schweish801/
Schweite801/
Schwoedt801/
Schweist800/
Schwiedt800/
Schweith800/
Shweih77792/
Schwey77109/
Shweij77100/
Schwis7780/
Schved7765/
Schwez7765/
Schwai7764/
Schwie7761/
Shveid7736/
Schwad7731/
Shwaid7722/
Sweijd7714/
Schwep7711/
Shweit7711/
Schwet779/
S'Weid777/
Schvid776/
Chveid775/
Schued775/
Sweihd775/
Chweih774/
Sweyid773/
Schwit773/
Shweyd773/
Schwiz773/
Sweiid772/
Schweh772/
Shweis772/
Schuid772/
Schwae771/
Shweio771/
Shweed771/
Shweyi771/
Schwedowa753/
Schwedová753/
Schweisch750/
Shwe73137,230/
Swed731,769/
Swid73752/
Swei73261/
Chwi73112/
Chwe7380/
Shwi7324/
Shweihi711,528/
Schwehr711,173/
Schwich71135/
Schwipp7174/
Schwait7166/
Schvedt7160/
Schwerr7155/
Schwate7126/
Schwets7120/
Schwech7117/
Schwaiz7116/
Schwitt7116/
Shchved7114/
Schwaia7110/
Shweish7110/
Schweez7110/
Schwädt719/
Schwecz718/
Schuidt717/
Schvidt717/
Schweth717/
Schwedtová716/
Chweich716/
Schwadt714/
Schveiz714/
Schwepp713/
S'Weyid712/
Schwads712/
Schuedt712/
Schwaad712/
Schwher712/
Schweat712/
Scwweit711/
Schwave711/
Schwepf711/
Schwiet711/
Schwihs711/
Schwiss711/
Shweitz711/
Schwete711/
Shweihy711/
Schwawe711/
Schweye711/
Shwheed711/
Schweya710/
Schwaie710/
Schwehs710/
Schwuer710/
Schwite710/
Shved6716,303/
Szwed6710,818/
Sweed673,891/
Sweih671,804/
Swaid67945/
Schue67871/
Chweu67480/
Chwee67241/
Shweihat67210/
Sweit67183/
Shuid67122/
Sweii67122/
Shwai67121/
Schui6780/
Schwecht6766/
Swead6763/
Schwitte6746/
Chved6745/
Schwicht6742/
Shvei6737/
Schwa6730/
Schwaste6728/
Chweh6727/
Schwathe6725/
Sweyd6721/
Sjwed6721/
Shwet6720/
Swied6716/
Chwii6714/
Schwaite6710/
Shvid6710/
Sweyi6710/
Shued679/
Swedh679/
Shwee677/
Schwaitz677/
Swedt677/
Shwes676/
Swedd675/
Shwyd674/
Shwedowa673/
Szwei673/
Chued673/
Chvei673/
Schve672/
Schwette672/
Shwit672/
Sweji672/
Chwea672/
Chwez671/
Schweerr671/
Schwoitz671/
Shwae671/
Shwie671/
Swidt671/
Szhweitz671/
Schwy671/
Zswed671/
Schveiss671/
Schwà671/
Swijd671/
Swoed671/
Chweś671/
Chuid671/
Shwea671/
Chwey671/
Scved671/
Schwettz671/
Schveitz671/
Shswi671/
Chwai671/
Chwes671/
Shwey670/
Schwaits670/
Swoid670/
Sweds670/
Schwistz670/

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