Schwethelm Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwethelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwethelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1211:665,33451,734
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schwethelm Last Name Facts

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

Schwethelm is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Schwethelm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwethelm? popularity and diffusion

Schwethelm is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. Schwethelm is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schwethelm are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 665,334. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 55 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Schwethelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwethelm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 529 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwethelm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwethelm last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Schwethelm earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.09% more than the national average, earning $72,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwedthelm9533/
Schweithelm9529/
Schweethelm950/
Schwedhelm901,718/
Swethelm891/
Schweithlem861/
Sweithelm8419/
Sweethelm840/
Schwedhlem802/

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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 Schwethelm
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