Schweigen Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Schweigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schweigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Schweigen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schweigen is found most in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweigen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schweigen is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Schweigen are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Schweigen is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia Schweigen is mostly concentrated in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 23 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Mexico, where 10 percent reside.

Schweigen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schweigen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schweigen Last Name Statistics demography

Schweigen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.86% less than the national average, earning $34,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweigent951/
Schweingen950/
Schwigen9448/
Schwegen941/
Schweign940/
Schwiegen891/
Schwign880/
Sweingen820/
Swegen8018/
Swigen808/
Sweaingen780/
Swaigen7515/
Shuigen752/
Sweagen751/
Swiggen751/
Shwegem751/
Sweangen7122/
Suegen675/
Swagen675/
Sbegen671/
Suigen671/
Swegin671/
Sweanngen671/
Swygen671/
Schuhagen670/
Swigin670/

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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 Schweigen
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