Schwierz Surname
Approximately 958 people bear this surname
Schwierz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 832 | 1:96,761 | 12,062 |
| Poland | 89 | 1:427,065 | 44,572 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Schwierz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schwierz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schwierz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schwierz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 374,029th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,607,042 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schwierz live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 832 people, or 1 in 96,761. In Germany Schwierz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Bavaria, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 9 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwiertz | 94 | 720 | / |
| Schwiercz | 94 | 10 | / |
| Schwerz | 93 | 689 | / |
| Schwirz | 93 | 314 | / |
| Schwertz | 88 | 1,045 | / |
| Schwirtz | 88 | 951 | / |
| Schwierc | 88 | 10 | / |
| Schwearz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Swierz | 86 | 213 | / |
| Shwerz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schweartz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Swiercz | 80 | 1,041 | / |
| Swiertz | 80 | 78 | / |
| Schwärz | 80 | 63 | / |
| Schwyrz | 80 | 45 | / |
| Schverz | 80 | 44 | / |
| Schuerz | 80 | 22 | / |
| Schwürz | 80 | 19 | / |
| Szwierz | 80 | 14 | / |
| Shwirtz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Swierzc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schwurz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Swirz | 77 | 29 | / |
| Swerz | 77 | 17 | / |
| Schuertz | 75 | 164 | / |
| Schvertz | 75 | 32 | / |
| Schwürtz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Schvirtz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Schwerts | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schvercz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwärtz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szwiercz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwirch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwurtz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwretz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwirts | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwirtc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Swierc | 71 | 532 | / |
| Swertz | 71 | 259 | / |
| Swirtz | 71 | 153 | / |
| Swircz | 71 | 50 | / |
| Svierz | 71 | 27 | / |
| Schwerdts | 71 | 10 | / |
| Świerz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Szwirz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shverz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swierts | 67 | 104 | / |
| Świercz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Szwierc | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chuertz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sviercz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Svierrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suhairz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuertz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweirtz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Schwierz
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