Schwell Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Schwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Schwell are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States Schwell is mostly found in: New York, where 46 percent live, Connecticut, where 17 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.

Schwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwell last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Schwell earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.01% more than the national average, earning $66,887 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweell931/
Schwoell930/
Schwel925/
Shwell925/
Schwill86713/
Schuell8656/
Schwöll862/
Schwiel862/
Schwelt861/
Schwael861/
Schweld860/
Swell83228/
Shwel8310/
Schwehel8011/
Schouell801/
Shuell77298/
Shweel77215/
Schuel7746/
Schbel7730/
Shwiel778/
Chweel772/
Sweell772/
Swel7332/
Shwl7318/
Swll734/
Schouel7170/
Schæbel7140/
Schőbel7112/
Schøbel718/
Schbüll717/
Schwilp715/
Shouell712/
Shwweel711/
Schuelt711/
Souhell711/
Schwild710/
Schwilt710/
Schuehl710/
Suell67689/
Shuel67376/
Chwil67238/
Chwyl67109/
Schwägli67100/
Swill6758/
Swiel6743/
Sweel6721/
Shwil6719/
Chuel676/
Szwel675/
Swelt674/
Sbell673/
Swelh672/
Swoel671/
Schuelpp671/
Swael671/
Shbel671/
Chhwl671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwell
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