Schwitt Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schwitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwitt is found most in Germany. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Schwitt is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Schwitt reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schwitt is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent live, Bavaria, where 7 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany Schwitt is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Schwitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwitt last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwitte9346/
Schwit923/
Chwitt922/
Schweit86118/
Schwait8666/
Schuitt8654/
Schwidt8637/
Schwiet861/
Schwite860/
Switt83153/
Schwi833/
Shwit832/
Schwicht8042/
Schweidt8038/
Schwaite8010/
Schwaitz807/
Schweits804/
Schwette802/
Schwoitz801/
Schweite801/
Schweitd801/
Schwettz801/
Schweist800/
Schwaits800/
Schuitte800/
Schwiedt800/
Schwistz800/
Schweith800/
Schuit772,360/
Switth77619/
Chwist77564/
Schwei77245/
Schwis7780/
Schwid7766/
Schwai7764/
Schwie7761/
Chuitt7715/
Shweit7711/
Schwet779/
Switte775/
Shwite774/
Schwiz773/
Suhitt772/
Scwait771/
Schvit771/
Shuitt771/
Shwait771/
Schwaisst752/
Swit73737/
Chwi73112/
Shwi7324/
Schuett713,300/
Schwedt711,127/
Schweiß71531/
Schuite71397/
Schweid71292/
Schwich71135/
Schweis7184/
Schwipp7174/
Schwaid7132/
Schwets7120/
Schuitz7117/
Schwaiz7116/
Schwaia7110/
Schwied719/
Schwädt719/
Schuidt717/
Schvidt717/
Schweth717/
Schwytz717/
Schweat712/
Scwweit711/
Schwihs711/
Schwiss711/
Shweitz711/
Schweip711/
Chuitts711/
Schwete711/
Swett675,280/
Shuit674,204/
Suitt67991/
Chuit67280/
Swait67279/
Sweit67183/
Shwai67121/
Schui6780/
Schwecht6766/
Schwe6759/
Swite6749/
Schuetts6745/
Swith6726/
Shwet6720/
Swiet6716/
Chwii6714/
Chwei6711/
Szwit6710/
Schweisz678/
Schweedt676/
Sbitt676/
Schvette674/
Schvaitz672/
Shwie671/
Swidt671/
Szhweitz671/
Schwy671/
Schweish671/
Swoit671/
Schviztz671/
Swhit671/
Chwyt671/
Shvit671/
Schveitz671/
Shswi671/
Chwai671/

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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 Schwitt
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