Schwies Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schwies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Schwies Last Name Facts

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

Schwies occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Schwies.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwies? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwies is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Schwies live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwiese9343/
Schwiess938/
Schwis9280/
Schwie9261/
Schweis8684/
Schwiep8664/
Schwets8620/
Schweds8612/
Schwied869/
Schwess862/
Schwese862/
Schwiet861/
Schwihs861/
Schwiss861/
Schvies861/
Schwees860/
Schwehs860/
Swies83223/
Shwes836/
Chwie836/
Shwie831/
Chwes831/
Schweiss801,514/
Schwietz80382/
Schweihs80204/
Schweisz808/
Schweits804/
Schweise801/
Schweish801/
Schweist800/
Schwaits800/
Schwiedt800/
Chwist77564/
Chwiej77423/
Swiess77283/
Shwish77247/
Schwei77245/
Schwee77159/
Schwez7765/
Swiesz7733/
Schues7710/
Swaies777/
Shwesh777/
Schwiz773/
Shweis772/
Chwier771/
Schves771/
Schwji771/
Swhies770/
Schwaisst752/
Schwaisch751/
Schweisch750/
Swie73507/
Swis73105/
Swes7312/
Schweiß71531/
Schwich71135/
Schvets7153/
Schuijs7133/
Shwaish7121/
Schwech7117/
Chwiedz7116/
Schwaiz7116/
Shweish7110/
Schweez7110/
Schwecz718/
Schuees717/
Schwyer715/
Schwiha713/
Schuets712/
Chweshe711/
Scweiss711/
Schvier711/
Schwetsche711/
Swiescz711/
Schwaez711/
Shweesh711/
Schuese710/
Schvess710/
Schuise710/
Sweis673,312/
Swiss671,526/
Schouest67580/
Shchvets67247/
Swais67109/
Chues6782/
Zwies6774/
Schwecht6766/
Swise6752/
Chuis6747/
Schuetts6745/
Schwicht6742/
Chves6742/
Sweas6736/
Swish6731/
Sweys6725/
Swice6723/
Swisz6723/
Chuie6721/
Schueths6716/
Schuijts6712/
Shuis679/
Shwji679/
Shuie677/
Schwaitz677/
Swieć675/
Swese674/
Schwauss673/
Swesh673/
Shues673/
Szwes673/
Schweche672/
Swess671/
Chvis671/
Chwez671/
Scwheiss671/
Schueiss671/
Schuhish671/
Schwoitz671/
Shves671/
Shbie671/
Swiee671/
Shwayish671/
Shweishe671/
Schveiss671/
Swieh671/
Swiep671/
Swież671/
Swijs671/
Chweś671/
Swaes671/
Schwettz671/
Schvietz671/
Shwez671/
Swees671/
Schwause670/
Sweds670/
Swiej670/
Schwouse670/
Suies670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schwies
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