Schwidden Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwidden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwidden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany861:936,11065,790
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Schwidden Last Name Facts

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

Schwidden is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Schwidden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwidden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Schwidden live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany Schwidden is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwiden942/
Schweden82401/
Swiden80108/
Schweidem788/
Schvuiden781/
Schwiding781/
Sweiden7536/
Swaiden7510/
Swedden752/
Shweden751/
Swhiden750/
Schwedding741/
Schweiding741/
Sweidene716/
Swaidene711/
Sweidenk711/
Swhieden710/
Suiden6727,139/
Swyden67176/
Sweden67158/
Schweding6729/
Swidin6723/
Swidén6722/
Sviden677/
Swissdent671/
Schoueden671/
Schuiding671/
S'Weidene671/

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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 Schwidden
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