Schwiede Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schwiede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwiede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Schwiede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwiede is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwiede? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Schwiede occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Schwiede are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 1,073,406. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 16 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwiede
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