Schwerter Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Schwerter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwerter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile4401:40,0371,965
Germany3661:219,96024,721
Austria221:387,06540,442
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Schwerter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwerter is more commonly found in Chile than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwerter? popularity and diffusion

Schwerter is the 405,451st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Schwerter reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequently used in Chile, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 40,037. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Los Lagos Region, where 62 percent are found, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 15 percent are found and Los Ríos Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Chile this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Schwerter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwerter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwerter last name grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwerter Last Name Statistics demography

Schwerter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwerdter9528/
Schwearter951/
Schwertger950/
Schwarter8930/
Schwärter8928/
Schuerter891/
Swerter880/
Swarter7575/
Svarter6330/
Suertre631/
Schwarther630/
Zuerther594/

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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 Schwerter
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