Schweitzer Surname
Approximately 37,779 people bear this surname
Schweitzer Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Switzer, Swiss [Ger. Schweizer (z as tz): see Switzer in Dict.]
Schweitzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,008 | 1:24,151 | 3,043 |
| Germany | 12,771 | 1:6,304 | 766 |
| France | 3,657 | 1:18,163 | 2,012 |
| Austria | 1,225 | 1:6,951 | 866 |
| Canada | 1,142 | 1:32,264 | 4,190 |
| Brazil | 1,124 | 1:190,458 | 7,341 |
| Australia | 363 | 1:74,368 | 8,731 |
| Israel | 320 | 1:26,743 | 3,901 |
| Netherlands | 293 | 1:57,635 | 9,915 |
| Italy | 239 | 1:255,886 | 34,103 |
| Argentina | 233 | 1:183,448 | 15,343 |
| Chile | 177 | 1:99,528 | 3,746 |
| Switzerland | 175 | 1:46,931 | 6,346 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Hungary | 123 | 1:79,807 | 8,036 |
| Ecuador | 103 | 1:154,426 | 7,153 |
| Belgium | 91 | 1:126,337 | 18,388 |
| Luxembourg | 72 | 1:8,063 | 1,253 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Romania | 57 | 1:352,243 | 30,194 |
| Poland | 56 | 1:678,728 | 58,421 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,338 | 1:37,533 | 4,450 |
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.]
(1) “Swiss” in German. (2) “Dairyman” or “Milkman” in Old German.
(German) One who came from Switzerland, a Swiss.
Schweitzer Demographics
Average Schweitzer Salary in
United States
$46,556 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Schweitzer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Schweitzer in the Arabic language | ||
| شوايتزر | shwaytzr | - |
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