Schwesig Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwesig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwesig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5471:147,17617,709
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schwesig Last Name Facts

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

Schwesig is found most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwesig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwesig is the 493,936th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Schwesig reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schwesig is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 547 people, or 1 in 147,176. In Germany Schwesig is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Schwesig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwesig last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Schwesig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweisig948/
Schwesigk946/
Schwesyg886/
Schwesic881/
Schwerzig828/
Szwesig8011/
Chwesik8010/
Shvesigh751/
Schweizek712/
Swesic710/
Zwesig710/
Szwezig675/
Suessig671/
Shuesik671/
Zweisig670/
Sweizig670/

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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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  • 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 Schwesig
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