Schwetzel Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Schwetzel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Schwetzel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schwetzel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schwetzel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schwetzel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Schwetzel is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Schwetzel are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Schwetzel is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Schwetzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schwetzel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schweitzel | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schuetzel | 89 | 2 | / |
| Swetzel | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schuetzl | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sweitzel | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schwatzl | 82 | 0 | / |
| Swettzell | 78 | 0 | / |
| Schuitzel | 78 | 0 | / |
| Swatzel | 75 | 74 | / |
| Swotzel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Switzel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sweczel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Swetcel | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schweichel | 74 | 16 | / |
| Swatzell | 71 | 794 | / |
| Swazel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schuechel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swizel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swazell | 63 | 1 | / |
| Swayzel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Swatsel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Switzll | 63 | 0 | / |
| Swatsell | 59 | 86 | / |
| Swetsilp | 59 | 2 | / |
| Zuetschel | 56 | 2 | / |
| Swazil | 53 | 46 | / |
| Swozil | 53 | 20 | / |
| Swozill | 50 | 7 | / |
| Suichil | 50 | 1 | / |
| Swatsil | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Schwetzel
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