Schwensen Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schwensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1591:506,32443,083
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Denmark1311:43,0894,489
Norway411:125,42216,333
Australia301:899,85754,700
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Schwensen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwensen occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schwensen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwensen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwensen is the 613,453rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Schwensen are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Schwensen is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 506,324. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 65 percent are found, Berlin, where 19 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Denmark, where 26 percent are found.

Schwensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwensen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwensen surname rose 311 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwensen surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwensen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning 299,156 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,179 USD per year.

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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 Schwensen
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