Schwiter Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schwiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Schwiter Last Name Facts

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

Schwiter is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwiter? popularity and diffusion

Schwiter is the 2,944,094th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Schwiter live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schwiter is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 234,655. In Switzerland Schwiter is mostly found in: Canton of Schwyz, where 97 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Schwiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwiter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwiter last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwiter last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Schwiter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwitter941,606/
Schwister94487/
Schwieter94153/
Schweiter94145/
Schwaiter941/
Schwitert941/
Schwitger940/
Schwite930/
Schweizter8915/
Schweitert895/
Schweitter893/
Schweitier891/
Schweister891/
Schweiteer891/
Schwaiteer890/
Schwyter88884/
Shwaiter88509/
Schweter88422/
Schwiete88239/
Schwitte8846/
Schwaite8810/
Shweiter885/
Shwitter884/
Scwieter882/
Schuiter882/
Schweite881/
Switer8621/
Shwite864/
Schuitert82185/
Schwetter8246/
Schuiterd8236/
Schwätter8212/
Schwittei826/
Schwietei825/
Schwether823/
Schwittey822/
Shwaizter822/
Schvitter821/
Schweitez821/
Schuister820/
Schuite80397/
Swieter80310/
Switter8088/
Swijter8011/
Sweiter8010/
Shweter806/
Swither803/
Swizter802/
Chuiter801/
Schwete801/
Scweter801/
Chweter801/
Shuiter800/
Switger800/
Schwechter7837/
Swite7749/
Schueter7545/
Schwetge7541/
Schwitti7516/
Schwitay758/
Chweitir756/
Scuitier755/
Schwette752/
Schveter751/
Sweiteer751/
Sweitier751/
Sweizter751/
Shweitir751/
Schwitai751/
Schwitaj751/
Schuitte750/
Shuister750/
Sweitger750/
Shuither750/
Shwaites750/
Sweitter750/
Schouheiter740/
Suiter713,973/
Schwittay71723/
Schuetter71326/
Swyter71258/
Shwita71215/
Schuester71129/
Swaite7158/
Sviter7128/
Schwittai7126/
Suhite7114/
Swites7111/
Sweter7110/
Switir716/
Switte715/
Swhite714/
Chuite714/
Shweitieh714/
Shuite714/
Schvester714/
Schwettge714/
Shwiti713/
Switre713/
Schoueter712/
Schwittaj712/
Schueteer711/
Swithe711/
Switee711/
Switej711/
Switheart711/
Switie711/
Shwete711/
Swiete710/
Switey710/
Swiste710/
Schwetterova701/
Schwetterová701/
Suitter67370/
Sweeter67305/
Shweiti67182/
Shweita67108/
Swetter6778/
Szweter6763/
Chuites6760/
Suister6758/
Svaiter6734/
Schwechtje6731/
Zweiter6730/
Swaites6717/
Schuete6715/
Sweater6712/
Shweity679/
Svitter676/
Swaithe676/
Shwaiti675/
Shueter674/
Zwaiter674/
Schuita672/
Switecz672/
Schuettert672/
Shwaita671/
Swithes671/
Swityre671/
Svister671/
Sveiter671/
Schuiti671/
Suhitir671/
Swejter671/
Shwetet671/
Suhaite671/
Switees670/
Sweitje670/
Swetert670/
Swutter670/
Suitger670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwiter
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