Schweigel Surname

514,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schweigel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schweigel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4251:189,42521,979
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Schweigel Last Name Facts

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

Schweigel is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweigel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schweigel is the 514,102nd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 11,476,450 people. The surname Schweigel is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Schweigel reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schweigel is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 189,425. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 48 percent live, Thuringia, where 11 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Schweigel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schweigel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 679 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schweigel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schweigel are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.75% registered with the party.

The amount Schweigel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $55,354 CAD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schweigel
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