Schwesinger Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwesinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwesinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5761:139,76616,949
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Austria91:946,15970,786
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Schwesinger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwesinger is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwesinger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwesinger is the 431,494th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. The surname Schwesinger is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Schwesinger live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 139,766. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 33 percent live, Thuringia, where 23 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Not including Germany Schwesinger occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Schwesinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwesinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwesinger last name grew 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwesinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwesinger last name are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.96% being registered with the party.

Schwesinger earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $50,938 USD 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
  • 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 Schwesinger
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