Schwella Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schwella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany951:847,42661,310
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Austria181:473,08046,251
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schwella Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwella has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schwella.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwella? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwella is the 1,359,010th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Schwella is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Schwella reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 847,426. In Germany Schwella is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Schwella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwella has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwella last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwella Last Name Statistics demography

Schwella earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning R 252,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwela9330/
Schwelle8883/
Schwehla8873/
Schwelly880/
Swella8651/
Shwela862/
Schweller82411/
Schouella822/
Schwaelle820/
Chwilla8014/
Shuella803/
Swelhla802/
Swellah801/
Schwlli801/
Chuella801/
Swellay800/
Schweeller780/
Swela77190/
Chwla7737/
Schwille75346/
Schwillo7521/
Schwyhla7514/
Schwihla7512/
Schuelly7510/
Schuelle755/
Schwilly750/
Swilla713,164/
Suella71413/
Swelly7125/
Shwlai7120/
Schwöller7110/
Schwäller717/
Swelah714/
Swelle713/
Sweila713/
Szwela712/
Swello712/
Schwailia712/
Schwiller712/
Sweala711/
Sbella711/
Sweyla711/
Chuello671,494/
Swillah67434/
Chuilla67227/
Swillat6769/
Scuilla6742/
Suellau6726/
Swellie6716/
Scuello6713/
Shwaila674/
Chhwlay674/
Shbilla674/
Sweelay674/
Swillia672/
Swelley671/
Schwler671/
Swheela671/
Schwlge671/
Schwlje671/
Swelleh671/
Swla671/
Swehlay670/
Shuelle670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schwella
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