Schwenen Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Schwenen Last Name Facts

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

Schwenen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Schwenen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenen? popularity and diffusion

Schwenen is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Schwenen is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schwenen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 1,059,282. In Germany Schwenen is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 92 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live and Hamburg, where 1 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwennen94152/
Schwaenen9462/
Schwanen88435/
Schwänen8839/
Schwinen8812/
Swenen8697/
Schwinnen82131/
Schwening8279/
Schweinem8276/
Schwannen821/
Schwennin821/
Swennen802,077/
Swaenen80161/
Sweenen8039/
Swetnen800/
Schweining787/
Schwinem7528/
Chueneng7510/
Chwening751/
Sweeneng751/
Schwanin751/
Sweetnen750/
Schuening71116/
Swanen7186/
Swynen7122/
Schvening7115/
Swenin7115/
Suenen7114/
Swinen719/
Schwining712/
Swinnen675,713/
Suhonen674,295/
Swaanen67242/
Swenink6732/
Chuenin6727/
Swijnen6710/
Chuenem677/
Szwenin676/
Sweenin674/
Schvenning672/
Svennen672/
Shvenyn672/
Swannen671/
Swennin671/

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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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  • 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 Schwenen
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