Schwim Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schwim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Schwim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwim has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Schwim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwim? popularity and diffusion

Schwim is the 1,333,288th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Schwim live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 351,803. In South Africa Schwim is mostly found in: Free State, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Limpopo, where 10 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Schwim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwim surname decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwim Last Name Statistics demography

Schwim earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.06% more than the national average, earning R 311,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweim92703/
Schwiem9227/
Schwaim924/
Schwimm923/
Schwime922/
Schwoim920/
Scwim911/
Shwim910/
Schwimdt862/
Schwimtt861/
Schwin83236/
Schwem83123/
Shweim8311/
Schuim838/
Schvim832/
Swim802,956/
Schwinn776,264/
Schwehm77781/
Schwien77675/
Schwemm77319/
Schwint77255/
Schwink77205/
Schveim777/
Schweem775/
Schwina772/
Chwihme771/
Schwaym771/
Schwemk771/
Schwemn771/
Schuimn770/
Swaim737,743/
Swimm73480/
Chuim73199/
Chwin7395/
Shwin7349/
Shvim734/
Swimn732/
Shuim732/
Shwem731/
Switm731/
Swime731/
Swimt731/
Sweim730/
Schwinck71135/
Schwintt7147/
Schwemme7138/
Schøwing715/
Shwaimeh711/
Schuimdt711/
Schwyn67668/
Schwen67348/
Schuin67283/
Swimme6754/
Shweme6749/
Swaime6717/
Schwän679/
Schuem675/
Souhim675/
Shvuim674/
Chuime673/
Shwinn673/
Shwemm672/
Swwaim671/
Shwint671/
Schwintdt671/
Scwemm671/
Chvuim671/
Shwind671/
Schwnk671/
Schwindtt671/
Schbin670/
Schwnd670/
Shwink670/
Swaimm670/

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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 Schwim
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