Schweig Surname

174,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Schweig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schweig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8791:91,58811,494
Brazil7841:273,05410,507
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
Luxembourg1261:4,607639
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Argentina541:791,54552,685
France541:1,230,050127,496
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Israel281:305,63026,425
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Austria141:608,24554,975
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Schweig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schweig occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,572nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,966,034 people. The last name Schweig occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Schweig live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 879 people, or 1 in 91,588. In Germany Schweig is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 46 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Germany Schweig exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Schweig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schweig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schweig last name rose 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schweig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schweig last name are 13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schweig earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.36% more than the national average, earning $52,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.34% less than the national average, earning $38,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweigs931/
Schweigh931/
Shweig9280/
Schweg9215/
Schwig929/
Schwieg86115/
Schweik8654/
Schwigk8628/
Schwaig8623/
Schveig864/
Schwigt863/
Schweic862/
Schswig860/
Sweig83267/
Shweg831/
Shwig830/
Schwiegk80109/
Schweike804/
Schwaigh801/
Schweikk801/
Schweick800/
Schwec7759/
Schueg7717/
Schwag7714/
Szweig7712/
Shweik7711/
Schwik773/
Schbig771/
Schwek771/
Sweigh770/
Schweicke752/
Schweickh751/
Swig7396/
Sweg734/
Schwake711,725/
Schwick71496/
Shweike7196/
Schwäke7135/
Schwaag7133/
Schweck7126/
Shweikh7117/
Schwiek716/
Chweick712/
Schwoik711/
Schweiková711/
Schwike710/
Schwuek710/
Schweek710/
Schweak710/
Ch'weick6753/
Shuig6747/
Ch'weikh6735/
Shwec6733/
Schwieck6730/
Schwetke6729/
Schwadke6729/
Schwatke6725/
Schwicke6717/
Sweik6716/
Schwäcke679/
Swieg675/
Shueg675/
Chuig674/
Swigg672/
Schweuck672/
Chueg672/
Chweikhe672/
Shwek672/
Schwaeck671/
Hswig671/
Shwag671/
Schwajke671/
Shwik671/
Schwädke671/
Schwedke671/
Schwitck671/
Swaig671/
Sweeg671/
Szweg671/
Schwitke671/
Schwauke670/
Schwayke670/
Schwieke670/
Schweisquth670/
Swigt670/
Swigs670/

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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 Schweig
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