Schwerte Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwerte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwerte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Schwerte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwerte is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwerte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwerte is the 1,701,480th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Schwerte is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Schwerte live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 805,055. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Hesse, where 6 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Schwerte Last Name Statistics demography

Schwerte earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwert931,082/
Schwerdter8928/
Schwearter891/
Schwerdt883,817/
Schwarte882,553/
Schuerte8812/
Schwerts882/
Schwertd881/
Schwertt881/
Schworte881/
Schweirt881/
Schwerrt880/
Swerte8624/
Shwert8621/
Schwärter8228/
Schwerdts8210/
Schuertes8210/
Schuerter821/
Schweartz821/
Schuertte821/
Schwerd80225/
Schvert8016/
Schuert807/
Shwerdt804/
Swertes804/
Shwrete800/
Swerter800/
Swert7774/
Schuertz75164/
Schuerts7579/
Schverdt7558/
Schvertz7532/
Schuhert7517/
Schuerdt757/
Schverts756/
Schwarty754/
Schwirts751/
Schvertt751/
Schwärtz751/
Chuertes751/
Schwirth750/
Suerte716,256/
Swarte71302/
Shuert71217/
Sweert7145/
Shvert7131/
Swerti7111/
Szwert718/
Sweart715/
Swirte712/
Swerdt712/
Suhert711/
Zwerte711/
Swerty711/
Swerta711/
Sweerts67313/
Suherty67250/
Swierta6725/
Suherts6723/
Shuerts6719/
Chuertz6717/
Shverdt6713/
Shverts6712/
Shwirtz6712/
Swarthe675/
Sbertea674/
Swirtes673/
Schverd672/
Suertes672/
Swartte672/
Shuerta672/
Szwerdt671/
Schwird671/
Sworteh671/
Shuertz671/
Sweirtz670/
Swgerty670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schwerte
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