Schweitzer Surname

14,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schweitzer Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Switzer, Swiss [Ger. Schweizer (z as tz): see Switzer in Dict.]

Schweitzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,0081:24,1513,043
Germany12,7711:6,304766
France3,6571:18,1632,012
Austria1,2251:6,951866
Canada1,1421:32,2644,190
Brazil1,1241:190,4587,341
Australia3631:74,3688,731
Israel3201:26,7433,901
Netherlands2931:57,6359,915
Italy2391:255,88634,103
Argentina2331:183,44815,343
Chile1771:99,5283,746
Switzerland1751:46,9316,346
England1281:435,29729,139
Hungary1231:79,8078,036
Ecuador1031:154,4267,153
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Luxembourg721:8,0631,253
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Romania571:352,24330,194
Poland561:678,72858,421
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Norway171:302,48730,120
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
China71:195,331,65210,124
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
India61:127,844,230863,365
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3381:37,5334,450

Schweitzer (74) may also be a first name.

Schweitzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Switzer, Swiss [Ger. Schweizer (z as tz): see Switzer in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) “Swiss” in German. (2) “Dairyman” or “Milkman” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Switzerland, a Swiss.

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

Schweitzer Last Name Facts

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

Schweitzer (Arabic: شوايتزر) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweitzer? popularity and diffusion

Schweitzer is the 14,748th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 192,899 people. Schweitzer is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Schweitzer live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Schweitzer is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 74 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 15,008 people, or 1 in 24,151. In The United States Schweitzer is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Schweitzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schweitzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schweitzer last name rose 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schweitzer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Schweitzer last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Schweitzer last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schweitzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.7% more than the national average, earning 407,341 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 127.52% more than the national average, earning R 540,684 per year; in United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $49,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweizer9538,751/
Schwitzer951,243/
Shweitzer9516/
Schwetzer9510/
Schhweitzer952/
Schwieitzer952/
Schweithzer951/
Schweitzerr951/
Schveitzer90537/
Schwietzer90305/
Schwaitzer9065/
Schweiczer9023/
Schwaetzer9016/
Schweitser9015/
Schueitzer907/
Schweitcer902/
Schwiitzer902/
Schweutzer901/
Schwettzer901/
Schwweizer901/
Schweitzir900/
Schweatzer900/
Sweitzer895,727/
Schwizer89813/
Shwetzer8936/
Shweizer897/
Schwezer891/
Shwitzer891/
Schwaizer84148/
Schwätzer8481/
Schwiezer8440/
Schveizer8434/
Schwytzer8433/
Schwatzer8419/
Schuetzer8416/
Schvitzer849/
Sweitzser842/
Schweicer842/
Schvetzer842/
Schwitcer841/
Shveitzer841/
Schwejzer841/
Sweijtzer841/
Shwaitzer841/
Schuitzer840/
Schwitser840/
Schwezcer840/
Sweitzeer840/
Switzer8219,978/
Sweizer8223/
Swetzer8221/
Shwizer821/
Schweicher80222/
Schvaitzer8033/
Schveiczer8010/
Schveitser806/
Schwetcher803/
Schueitser801/
Schwaitser801/
Schvettzer801/
Schwyzer78480/
Schwazer78111/
Sweetzer7861/
Swietzer7836/
Sweitser7813/
Shwaizer787/
Switzier784/
Switzser783/
Sweiizer783/
Sweitcer782/
Schvizer782/
Zswitzer781/
Swettzer781/
Switzeer781/
Swetzeer781/
Sveitzer781/
Sweatzer780/
Switzger780/
Switzher780/
Swittzer780/
Sueitzer780/
Swiitzer780/
Swaitzer780/
Schwicer780/
Shweicer780/
Schwetscher7633/
Swizer7526/
Swezer750/
Shveitser7444/
Schwecher742/
Schwytcer741/
Shvietzer741/
Shwietser741/
Schwyzerr741/
Schueicer740/
Schuitser740/
Sweitcher740/
Schweecer740/
Schwettscher734/
Sweezer71327/
Switser71230/
Svitzer71166/
Swaizer71120/
Suitzer7110/
Sweazer719/
Swytzer712/
Swidzer711/
Shwazer711/
Swatzer710/
Shwicer710/
Switzir710/
Swetser710/
Sweicer710/
Schvetcher7018/
Shveitsert701/
Schvaitser701/
Schvaiczer701/
Schwajczer701/
Sweetser671,508/
Sweetzir6730/
Sveiczer6725/
Szwaizer677/
Shvitser674/
Szweicer674/
Sweatser671/
Sweicher671/
Schwazir671/
Swietser670/
Sueatzer670/
Swatzier670/
Sweetcer670/
Swittser670/

Schweitzer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schweitzer in the Arabic language
شوايتزرshwaytzr-

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