Schwenz Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1091:738,58255,640
United States721:5,034,152256,679

Schwenz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwenz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schwenz.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenz? popularity and diffusion

Schwenz is the 1,267,784th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Schwenz are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany Schwenz is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Schwenz is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Schwenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwenz surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Schwenz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwentz930/
Schwnz922/
Chwenz921/
Schwens8668/
Schwänz862/
Swenz830/
Schwintz8021/
Schwench809/
Schweens807/
Schwense801/
Schwence800/
Schwinze800/
Swencz772/
Swenze771/
Swentz771/
Shwens770/
Schwenche751/
Hswenze711/
Chuenze711/
Schuens711/
Swentzs710/
Swens67154/
Schwinch6720/
Schuench6712/
Suenz674/
Swnzh672/
Swinz670/

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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 Schwenz
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