Schweizer Surname

14,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schweizer Surname Definition:

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

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Schweizer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,5081:3,926437
Switzerland10,3191:79641
United States4,5941:78,8989,006
Austria8191:10,3971,413
France4871:136,39220,889
Argentina4251:100,5738,481
Brazil2891:740,74227,069
Israel2781:30,7834,369
Canada1851:199,16519,489
England931:599,11935,891
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Australia631:428,50333,982
Spain551:850,03734,138
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Liechtenstein231:1,669173
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Chile221:800,74917,445
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Norway131:395,56035,657
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Guam81:20,0153,029
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Namibia31:803,13415,170
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:182,61316,219

Schweizer (16) may also be a first name.

Schweizer 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

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

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

User-submitted Reference

Swayze is an anglicized version of the German surname Schweiz or Schweizer.

- zdoshi

German, for person from Switzerland.

- kattattak

Schweizer Last Name Facts

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

Schweizer occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweizer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,398th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 188,061 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Schweizer are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

The last name Schweizer is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 20,508 people, or 1 in 3,926. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 67 percent reside, Bavaria, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Schweizer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schweizer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schweizer last name rose 1,671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schweizer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schweizer are 15.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schweizer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning 328,457 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.06% less than the national average, earning R 132,924 per year; in United States they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $48,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $54,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweitzer9537,779/
Schweiczer9523/
Schwweizer951/
Schwizer94813/
Shweizer947/
Schwezer941/
Schhweitzer902/
Schwieitzer902/
Schweithzer901/
Schweitzerr901/
Schwitzer891,243/
Schwaizer89148/
Schwiezer8940/
Schveizer8934/
Shweitzer8916/
Schwetzer8910/
Schweicer892/
Schwejzer891/
Schwezcer890/
Sweizer8823/
Shwizer881/
Schveitzer84537/
Schwietzer84305/
Schweicher84222/
Schwaitzer8465/
Schwaetzer8416/
Schweitser8415/
Schveiczer8410/
Schueitzer847/
Schweitcer842/
Schwiitzer842/
Schweutzer841/
Schwettzer841/
Schweitzir840/
Schweatzer840/
Sweitzer825,727/
Schwyzer82480/
Schwazer82111/
Shwetzer8236/
Shwaizer827/
Sweiizer823/
Schvizer822/
Shwitzer821/
Schwicer820/
Shweicer820/
Swizer8026/
Swezer800/
Schwätzer7881/
Schwytzer7833/
Schwatzer7819/
Schuetzer7816/
Schvitzer789/
Schwecher782/
Sweitzser782/
Schvetzer782/
Schwitcer781/
Shveitzer781/
Sweijtzer781/
Shwaitzer781/
Schwyzerr781/
Schuitzer780/
Schueicer780/
Schwitser780/
Sweitzeer780/
Schweecer780/
Switzer7519,978/
Sweezer75327/
Swaizer75120/
Swetzer7521/
Sweazer759/
Swidzer751/
Shwazer751/
Shwicer750/
Sweicer750/
Schvaitzer7433/
Schveitser746/
Schwetcher743/
Schvaiczer741/
Schwajczer741/
Schueitser741/
Schwaitser741/
Schvettzer741/
Sweetzer7161/
Swietzer7136/
Sveiczer7125/
Sweitser7113/
Szwaizer717/
Switzier714/
Szweicer714/
Switzser713/
Sweitcer712/
Zswitzer711/
Swettzer711/
Switzeer711/
Swetzeer711/
Sveitzer711/
Sweicher711/
Schwazir711/
Sweatzer710/
Switzger710/
Swittzer710/
Sueitzer710/
Swiitzer710/
Swaitzer710/
Schwetscher7033/
Suizer67161/
Swazer6775/
Schwacher6770/
Shveitser6744/
Schwaycer679/
Svizer678/
Schwettscher674/
Schuecher671/
Schwytcer671/
Swyzer671/
Shvietzer671/
Shwietser671/
Schvicher671/
Schuitser670/
Sweitcher670/

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