Schweiger Surname

21,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schweiger Surname Definition:

(German) One who tended cows.

Schweiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,9751:5,761692
Austria6,1211:1,39197
United States3,5401:102,39011,309
France3551:187,10629,101
Switzerland2271:36,1805,242
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Slovenia1541:16,1543,788
Brazil1291:1,659,49154,555
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Hungary721:136,33712,556
Slovakia541:98,82318,879
England541:1,031,81650,675
Poland491:775,68962,719
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Bosnia and Herzegovina251:141,4569,707
Israel231:372,07130,321
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Namibia81:301,17510,197
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Schweiger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who tended cows.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schweiger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schweiger is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweiger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schweiger is the 21,431st most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 286,629 people. Schweiger is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Schweiger are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 13,975 people, or 1 in 5,761. In Germany Schweiger is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 75 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Schweiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schweiger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schweiger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schweiger last name are 9.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Schweiger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.68% more than the national average, earning R 548,184 per year; in United States they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $49,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $54,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweigger9529/
Schweinger954/
Schweigerd952/
Schweieger951/
Schweigeir951/
Schweigerr951/
Schweigher951/
Schweger94238/
Schwiger94132/
Shweiger9481/
Schweigerdt90108/
Schweiggert9019/
Schweighert901/
Schweingger900/
Schwaiger8915,285/
Schwieger893,099/
Schveiger89111/
Schwaeger8943/
Schweeger8934/
Schwigert8913/
Schwoiger8910/
Schwegert893/
Schueiger892/
Schwigger892/
Schweager891/
Shweigert891/
Shwweiger890/
Sweiger88252/
Shweger881/
Shwiger881/
Schweigerová8649/
Schweigerova863/
Schwaigert84148/
Schveigert8470/
Schwiegert847/
Schwainger843/
Schwaiguer843/
Schweugert842/
Chweigerdt841/
Schwageier841/
Schueigert841/
Schwaiager841/
Schwager829,001/
Sweigert82687/
Schwäger82182/
Schwéger8290/
Szweiger8218/
Shwaiger822/
Schveger822/
Sweigerd821/
Shwieger821/
Swiger804,507/
Sweger80775/
Schveiguert803/
Schvenger7834/
Schvinger7812/
Chwaigert789/
Shveigert785/
Schwageer783/
Schvaiger782/
Schwagger781/
Sxhwieger781/
Sweighert781/
Schwajger781/
Schvigert781/
Sweiggert780/
Sweainger780/
Schwagher780/
Schwaigerová767/
Schveigerová766/
Schwiegerová761/
Schwaigerova761/
Zweiger75147/
Swigger7574/
Sveiger7559/
Swigerd7515/
Swegert7512/
Shwager7510/
Swaiger7510/
Swieger756/
Shviger751/
Xsweger751/
Sweager751/
Szwiger751/
Sweeger750/
Swesger750/
Swegger750/
Sweyger750/
Schuhegger7424/
Schvaiguer7415/
Schvaigert7415/
Schuighert741/
Schwesgirt740/
Swainger7189/
Schuager7159/
Schvéger7150/
Schvager7147/
Szwaiger7120/
Shvaiger719/
Shveyger715/
Swiggert713/
Swigertt711/
Swighert711/
Swoegger711/
Szwejger711/
Swijgert711/
Shueguer711/
Swiegert710/
Sweggert710/
Sweagert710/
Shwanger710/
Swizsger710/
Schwagerová708/
Shchveygert701/
Swager671,600/
Shveygert67209/
Zwiger6746/
Sveger6736/
Chvaigert6713/
Shvaigert678/
Schvaigerová673/
Zweger673/
Sviger672/
Swjger671/
Swyger671/
Sweannger671/
Suiger671/
Schuagert671/
Schuaguer671/
Schvaigerova671/
Schuhaighert671/
Shvaiguer671/
Sbeger670/
Sueger670/

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