Schweighofer Surname

111,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Schweighofer Surname User-submission:

(Austrian-German), One who came from Schweighof (the quiet farm), in Styria (near Graz).

Schweighofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3,4261:2,486221
Germany3661:219,96024,721
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Schweighöfer (400) are calculated separately.

Schweighofer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Austrian-German), One who came from Schweighof (the quiet farm), in Styria (near Graz).

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Schweighofer Last Name Facts

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

Schweighofer occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Schweighöfer. For other potential spellings of Schweighofer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweighofer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,146th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,743,432 people. The last name Schweighofer is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Schweighofer are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schweighofer is most numerous in Austria, where it is held by 3,426 people, or 1 in 2,486. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Styria, where 42 percent live, Lower Austria, where 23 percent live and Upper Austria, where 11 percent live. Aside from Austria this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Schweighofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schweighofer last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schweighofer earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.11% less than the national average, earning $28,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.05% more than the national average, earning $63,621 CAD per year.

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