Schwermann Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwermann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7221:111,50313,740
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Schwermann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwermann is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwermann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,968th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Schwermann are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schwermann is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 722 people, or 1 in 111,503. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Schwermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwermann has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwermann last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwermann earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $42,749 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Schwermann
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