Schwier Surname

157,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7481:46,0566,040
United States8321:435,64837,501
England1031:540,95233,556
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Schwier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwier occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schwier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,844th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,630,883 people. The last name Schwier is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Schwier are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,748 people, or 1 in 46,056. In Germany Schwier is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Bremen, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Schwier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwier last name increased 599 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schwier are 18.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwier earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $48,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $51,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwer923,316/
Schwir929/
Schwehr861,173/
Schwerd86225/
Schwere86137/
Schwerr8655/
Schweir8649/
Schwair865/
Schwher862/
Schwire862/
Schwird861/
Schvier861/
Schwerp861/
Schwuer860/
Schwger860/
Swier831,313/
Shwer8356/
Chwir8336/
Shwir831/
Schweerr801/
Schweirt801/
Schwertt801/
Schwearz801/
Schwertd801/
Schwerrt800/
Schwirth800/
Schwär77791/
Schuer77495/
Shweir77265/
Swierz77213/
Schver7732/
Schuir7731/
Chwire7723/
Swhier7721/
Shwere7718/
Shweer7717/
Shwair774/
Szwier773/
Shwerz771/
Shwear770/
Swer734,769/
Swir7324/
Schuerr7176/
Schwärz7163/
Schwyrz7145/
Schverz7144/
Schuerz7122/
Schvert7116/
Schøber7114/
Szwierz7114/
Schuere7112/
Schwayr7111/
Schuert717/
Shwerdt714/
Schverd712/
Schuher710/
Swire671,509/
Shbir67322/
Swere67135/
Sweer67122/
Shver67117/
Shuir67114/
Schverdt6758/
Shber6747/
Szwer6736/
Shuer6732/
Swirz6729/
Swird6720/
Chvir6718/
Swerz6717/
Schuhert6717/
Chuer6713/
Swirt6712/
Schuerpf6711/
Schuerdt677/
Shvir677/
Swear676/
Swair674/
Swirp673/
Sweir672/
Svier671/
Chuir671/
Swirr671/
Schuettr671/
Hzwer671/
Schvertt671/
Swger671/
Schuherr670/

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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 Schwier
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