Schwerdfeger Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Schwerdfeger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwerdfeger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Schwerdfeger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwerdfeger is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwerdfeger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,155,901st most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Schwerdfeger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schwerdfeger are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany Schwerdfeger occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Schwerdfeger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwerdfeger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwerdfeger surname rose 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwerdfeger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwerdfeger surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.

The amount Schwerdfeger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,127 CAD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwerdfeger
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