Schwens Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schwens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwens occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Schwens are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schwens is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 1,319,762. In Germany Schwens is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany Schwens occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweens937/
Schwense931/
Shwens920/
Schwenz86181/
Schuens861/
Swens83154/
Schwench809/
Schwence800/
Sweens77147/
Suhens7717/
Swaens777/
Schwnz772/
Chwenz771/
Swenns771/
Swense770/
Schwenche751/
Swns731/
Schwänz712/
Swyns6734/
Suens6720/
Schwinch6720/
Swems6716/
Schuench6712/
Swins679/
Schuinst671/
Sehebens671/
Swenz670/
Schwinze670/

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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 Schwens
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