Schwister Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Germany2221:362,63734,736
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Schwister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwister is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schwister.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwister? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 628,294th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Schwister are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 64 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Minnesota, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Schwister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwister has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 974 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwister last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Schwister earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,386 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweister951/
Schwiter9444/
Schweistger900/
Schwitter891,606/
Schwieter89153/
Schweiter89145/
Schwester8967/
Schwaiter891/
Schwitert891/
Schuister890/
Schwitger890/
Swister889/
Schwite880/
Schweizter8415/
Schweitert845/
Schweitter843/
Schweitier841/
Schweiteer841/
Schwaiteer840/
Schwyter82884/
Shwaiter82509/
Schweter82422/
Schwiete82239/
Schwitte8246/
Schwaite8210/
Shweiter825/
Swioster824/
Shwitter824/
Schuiter822/
Schweite821/
Shuister820/
Switer8021/
Shwite804/
Swiste800/
Schuitert78185/
Schuester78129/
Schwetter7846/
Schuiterd7836/
Schwätter7812/
Schwittei786/
Schwietei785/
Schvester784/
Schwether783/
Schwittey782/
Shwaizter782/
Schvitter781/
Schweitez781/
Schuite75397/
Swieter75310/
Switter7588/
Suister7558/
Swijter7511/
Sweiter7510/
Shweter756/
Swither753/
Swistre752/
Swizter752/
Zwister752/
Swester751/
Svister751/
Chuiter751/
Schwete751/
Chweter751/
Shuiter750/
Switger750/
Schwechter7437/
Swite7149/
Schueter7145/
Schwetge7141/
Schwitti7116/
Schwitay718/
Chweitir716/
Shvester714/
Shuester713/
Schwette712/
Sweester712/
Scuester711/
Schveter711/
Sweiteer711/
Sweitier711/
Sweizter711/
Shweitir711/
Schwitai711/
Schwitaj711/
Chuester710/
Schuitte710/
Sweitger710/
Shuither710/
Shwaites710/
Sweitter710/
Schouheiter700/
Suiter673,973/
Schwittay67723/
Schuetter67326/
Swyter67258/
Shwita67215/
Suiste6787/
Swaite6758/
Swista6737/
Swisty6729/
Sviter6728/
Schwittai6726/
Suhite6714/
Swites6711/
Sweter6710/
Switir676/
Switte675/
Swhite674/
Chuite674/
Shweitieh674/
Shuite674/
Schwettge674/
Shwiti673/
Sweetster673/
Switre673/
Schoueter672/
Schwittaj672/
Schwetterova671/
Schueteer671/
Shveyster671/
Sviste671/
Swithe671/
Zwiste671/
Schwetterová671/
Switee671/
Switej671/
Switheart671/
Switie671/
Shwete671/
Swiete670/
Chuhester670/
Switey670/

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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 Schwister
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