Schwrtz Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Schwrtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwrtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schwrtz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwrtz is most common in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schwrtz.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwrtz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Schwrtz are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Schwrtz is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 56 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 22 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Schwrtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schwrtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schwrtz last name grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwrz924/
Shwrtz921/
Schwrte861/
Swrtz830/
Schvrrtz801/
Schvrstz801/
Swrt731/
Swrth671/
Xwrtz671/
Shwrd670/
Swrts670/
Sbrt551/
Zwrt551/

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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 Schwrtz
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