Schwonke Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwonke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwonke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Schwonke Last Name Facts

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

Schwonke is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwonke? popularity and diffusion

Schwonke is the 1,022,958th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Schwonke reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live, Brandenburg, where 22 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Schwonke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwonke surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

Schwonke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.54% more than the national average, earning $54,599 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwohnke9433/
Schwonk931/
Schwanke886,718/
Schwonka8851/
Swonke86513/
Chwonk861/
Schwanker8210/
Schwancke826/
Schwankie821/
Schwankje821/
Schwankes821/
Schwankee820/
Schwank801,884/
Shwanke8022/
Swonkee807/
Scwanke803/
Scwonka801/
Chwunke801/
Swonker800/
Swonk7719/
Schwanck75953/
Schwanka75127/
Schwanky7537/
Schwanki7515/
Schvanke7513/
Schuanke759/
Schwamke756/
Schvenke752/
Schwance751/
Schwanks750/
Schwaunk750/
Swanke71503/
Suonke7129/
Chwong715/
Schwanque714/
Swonka713/
Schwancka712/
Szwonk711/
Shwank711/
Swunke710/
Scwhahnke710/
Swankie67572/
Szwanke67302/
Swanker67129/
Szwonka6790/
Schwang6786/
Shvanke6735/
Shvenke6733/
Swankey6725/
Chvanke6718/
Schwanková6713/
Schuank6710/
Schvank674/
Shbanke671/
Scwanka671/
Swankee670/
Schwanc670/

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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 Schwonke
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