Schwerin Surname

134,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwerin Surname User-submission:

Schwerin is a city in Germany.

Schwerin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7531:206,76520,264
Germany1,0651:75,5929,560
Australia2801:96,41310,942
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Israel261:329,14027,831
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Schwerin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schwerin is a city in Germany.

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Schwerin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwerin is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwerin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwerin is the 134,680th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,180,594 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Schwerin live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,753 people, or 1 in 206,765. In The United States Schwerin is most common in: Michigan, where 18 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Nevada, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Schwerin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwerin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwerin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwerin surname are 5.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwerin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.89% more than the national average, earning R 277,776 per year; in United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.13% less than the national average, earning $38,192 CAD per year.

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Schwerin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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