Schwigon Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Schwigon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwigon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

The alternate forms: Schwigoń (7) are calculated separately.

Schwigon Last Name Facts

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

Schwigon is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Schwigoń. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwigon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,085,744th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Schwigon are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 372,710. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwigoń967/
Schwiegon942/
Swigon86161/
Schwigonová841/
Szwigon8021/
Chuhigon751/
Schwegun751/
Swigoń7170/
Swegon718/
Schweghan713/
Swigonova712/
Świgon711/
Swigan711/
Sweegon6711/
Szwigoń672/
Swiggun672/
Shvigan672/
Szwygon671/
Swiegoń671/
Chuigom671/
Swaigan671/
Svigoon671/
Swiggom671/
Swegone670/
Swiggan670/

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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 Schwigon
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