Schwontzen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Schwontzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwontzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Schwontzen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwontzen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Schwontzen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwontzen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Schwontzen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schwontzen reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Schwontzen is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Schwontzen occurs in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwonzen9519/
Swantzen780/
Swanzen713/
Swantzon670/
Swantzan670/
Shvantsen631/
Chuantsen631/
Svenzen593/
Suanchon561/
Swandsen560/
Hsuanchen531/
Schvendson501/

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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 Schwontzen
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