Schwer Surname

135,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1251:37,8855,005
United States8571:422,93936,609
Austria891:95,67913,940
France551:1,207,686126,065
England371:1,505,89364,828
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Norway131:395,56035,657
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Schwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwer occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwer is the 135,537th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,197,692 people. The surname Schwer is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Schwer live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,125 people, or 1 in 37,885. In Germany Schwer is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 65 percent live, Bavaria, where 11 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Schwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwer surname rose 808 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 850 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schwer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Schwer surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schwer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.38% less than the national average, earning 216,723 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 129.93% more than the national average, earning $114,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwier922,770/
Schwehr921,173/
Schwerd92225/
Schwere92137/
Schwerr9255/
Schweir9249/
Schwher922/
Schwerp921/
Schwuer920/
Schwger920/
Shwer9156/
Schweerr861/
Schweirt861/
Schwertt861/
Schwertd861/
Schwearz861/
Schwerrt860/
Schwär83791/
Schuer83495/
Shweir83265/
Schver8332/
Shwere8318/
Shweer8317/
Schwir839/
Shwerz831/
Shwear830/
Swer804,769/
Schuerr7776/
Schwärz7763/
Schwyrz7745/
Schverz7744/
Schuerz7722/
Schvert7716/
Schøber7714/
Schuere7712/
Schwayr7711/
Schuert777/
Schwair775/
Shwerdt774/
Schwire772/
Schverd772/
Schvier771/
Schwird771/
Schuher770/
Swier731,313/
Swere73135/
Sweer73122/
Shver73117/
Shber7347/
Szwer7336/
Chwir7336/
Shuer7332/
Swerz7317/
Chuer7313/
Swear736/
Sweir732/
Shwir731/
Hzwer731/
Swger731/
Schverdt7158/
Schuhert7117/
Schuerpf7111/
Schuerdt717/
Schuettr711/
Schvertt711/
Schuherr710/
Schwirth710/
Sweere67727/
Shbeer67486/
Shbeir67274/
Shuert67217/
Swierz67213/
Shvert6731/
Schuir6731/
Swerre6730/
Chwire6723/
Swhear6721/
Swhier6721/
Shouer6717/
Sweïre6711/
Sweard679/
Szwert678/
Chuere677/
Schwärová676/
Chouer676/
Shbear676/
Souher674/
Schbyr674/
Shwair674/
Shbeyr673/
Szwier673/
Shverd673/
Shvere672/
Swerdh672/
Shberr672/
Shuejr671/
Suheyr671/
Sweyre671/
Shhber671/
Shsber671/
Shveer671/
Sweire671/
Sweisr671/
Shverz671/
Suhert671/
Shuerd670/
Swuher670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwer
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