Schwochow Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwochow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwochow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2551:315,70831,833
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Schwochow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwochow occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwochow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 591,720th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Schwochow live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 315,708. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 24 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Berlin, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Schwochow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwochow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwochow last name expanded 1,531 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwochow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwochow surname are 21.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.33% being registered with the party.

Schwochow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,410 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwochow941/
Schwuchow891,511/
Schwachow891/
Schwechow891/
Shwuchow821/
Chuachow714/
Schvuchov6721/
Shvachov5919/
Shvechov594/
Suhachov592/
Shvachova5623/
Suhachova561/

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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 Schwochow
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