Schwitzer Surname

304,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Schwitzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwitzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4441:816,34962,706
Germany3891:206,95523,572
France1311:507,04470,604
Austria1211:70,37510,758
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
England151:3,714,537119,675
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:192,40916,879

Schwitzer Last Name Facts

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

Schwitzer has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwitzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwitzer is the 304,684th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,862,869 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Schwitzer live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 816,349. In The United States Schwitzer is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Schwitzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwitzer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 170 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwitzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schwitzer are 40.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Schwitzer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.1% less than the national average, earning $41,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweitzer9537,779/
Schwietzer95305/
Schwaitzer9565/
Schwizer94813/
Shwitzer941/
Schhweitzer902/
Schweithzer901/
Schweitzerr901/
Schweizer8938,751/
Schwaizer89148/
Schwätzer8981/
Schwiezer8940/
Schwytzer8933/
Shweitzer8916/
Schwetzer8910/
Schvitzer899/
Schwitcer891/
Shwaitzer891/
Schuitzer890/
Schwitser890/
Switzer8819,978/
Shwizer881/
Schveitzer84537/
Schvaitzer8433/
Schweiczer8423/
Schweitser8415/
Schweitcer842/
Schweutzer841/
Schwettzer841/
Schwweizer841/
Schwaitser841/
Schweitzir840/
Schweatzer840/
Sweitzer825,727/
Schwyzer82480/
Swietzer8236/
Shwetzer8236/
Shwaizer827/
Shweizer827/
Switzier824/
Switzser823/
Schvizer822/
Zswitzer821/
Schwezer821/
Switzeer821/
Switzger820/
Switzher820/
Swittzer820/
Swaitzer820/
Schwicer820/
Swizer8026/
Schveizer7834/
Schuetzer7816/
Sweitzser782/
Schweicer782/
Schvetzer782/
Schwytcer781/
Shveitzer781/
Schwejzer781/
Sweijtzer781/
Shvietzer781/
Shwietser781/
Schwyzerr781/
Schwezcer780/
Schuitser780/
Sweitzeer780/
Switser75230/
Svitzer75166/
Swaizer75120/
Sweizer7523/
Swetzer7521/
Suitzer7510/
Swytzer752/
Swutzer751/
Swidzer751/
Shwicer750/
Switzir750/
Schweicher74222/
Schveiczer7410/
Schveitser746/
Schwetcher743/
Schvaitser741/
Schvaiczer741/
Schwajczer741/
Schvettzer741/
Switcher71118/
Sweetzer7161/
Sweitser7113/
Szwaizer717/
Shvitser714/
Sweitcer712/
Swettzer711/
Swetzeer711/
Sveitzer711/
Swietser710/
Sweatzer710/
Swihtcer710/
Swittser710/
Shweicer710/
Schwetscher7033/
Suizer67161/
Shvaitser6758/
Shveitser6744/
Schwaycer679/
Svizer678/
Swicer675/
Schwettscher674/
Schwecher672/
Swyzer671/
Schvicher671/
Swaitecer671/
Swezer670/
Schweecer670/

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