Schweyer Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schweyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schweyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6191:130,05715,842
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Canada2581:142,81214,673
France2231:297,86045,546
Austria631:135,16618,435
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Schweyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schweyer has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schweyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 259,470th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Schweyer live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 619 people, or 1 in 130,057. In Germany Schweyer is most common in: Bavaria, where 79 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Schweyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schweyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schweyer surname rose 465 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schweyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schweyer surname are 13.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Schweyer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning R 245,376 per year; in United States they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $46,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweyher94103/
Schwyer935/
Shweyer931/
Schweier88785/
Schwoyer88304/
Schwayer88124/
Schweerr881/
Schueyer880/
Sweyer8656/
Shweer8617/
Shwyer860/
Schweiher8241/
Schweiert821/
Schwaer80198/
Schwear80113/
Schweir8049/
Schwayr8011/
Schwoer807/
Shweier806/
Shwayer802/
Shwoyer800/
Schwuer800/
Schweihert7813/
Schwäger75182/
Schwaier75168/
Schwojer75111/
Schwéger7590/
Schuawer753/
Schwauer751/
Schweirt751/
Schvayer751/
Schwearz751/
Schveier750/
Schuayer750/
Schweierová749/
Swoyer71924/
Shweir71265/
Swayer71103/
Zweyer7150/
Sweier7125/
Schwugier7121/
Shvyer714/
Shbeyr713/
Swhyer713/
Schwigger712/
Sweyar711/
Suheyr711/
Swyerr711/
Schvayeer711/
Shveer711/
Sweyre711/
Shwear710/
Sswyer710/
Szwejer6726/
Schuhegger6724/
Sweyart6710/
Szwoyer678/
Schwair675/
Shwaier671/
Schweihard671/
Suheyar671/
Sueheer671/
Schwayhart671/
Schvoer671/
Schvier671/
Shwejar671/
Swegger670/
Schuear670/

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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 Schweyer
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