Schwester Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Schwester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schwester (16) may also be a first name.

Schwester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwester is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwester? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Schwester occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Schwester live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 63 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Colorado, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Schwester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwester surname rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwester surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Schwester earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,794 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 Schwester
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