Schwerg Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwerg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwerg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Schwerg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwerg is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwerg? popularity and diffusion

Schwerg is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Schwerg live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schwerg is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 50 percent are found, Hesse, where 38 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Schwerg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwerg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwerg last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuerg86133/
Schwerk8652/
Schwarg863/
Schberg860/
Swerg831/
Schwierk8053/
Schwerke8037/
Schwierc8010/
Schøberg801/
Shwerk772/
Schweerke7512/
Schwark715,024/
Schwarc71125/
Schwirk7142/
Schwork7113/
Schuerk713/
Schwörk712/
Åshberg711/
Schwarck67910/
Sberg6771/
Schvierk6760/
Schwörke6749/
Schwirck6739/
Schworck6731/
Schuerks6719/
Swerc6719/
Swarg6711/
Swerk6711/
Schwärck674/
Schwearecke671/
Schwirke671/
Schuerke670/
Sverg670/

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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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  • 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 Schwerg
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