Schwitzner Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schwitzner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwitzner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Schwitzner Last Name Facts

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

Schwitzner is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schwitzner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwitzner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwitzner is the 2,414,640th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Schwitzner is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Schwitzner live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schwitzner is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Schwitzner is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 55 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside and Bavaria, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Schwitzner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwitzner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwitzner surname grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwitzner Last Name Statistics demography

Schwitzner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schweitzner951/
Switzner8942/
Schwézner841/
Schweitznerová831/
Schuetzner8054/
Schuechner606/
Zuechner5622/

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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 Schwitzner
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