Schwulst Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schwulst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwulst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4541:119,33414,192
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Schwülst (6) are calculated separately.

Schwulst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwulst is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Schwülst. Click here for further possible spellings of Schwulst.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwulst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 497,277th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Schwulst are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Schwulst is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 119,334. In South Africa Schwulst is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Schwulst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwulst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwulst last name rose 17,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwulst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwulst surname are 28.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Schwulst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 37.45% more than the national average, earning R 326,640 per year and in United States they earn 27.95% more than the national average, earning $55,211 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwülst966/
Schwoulst940/
Schwols8020/
Schwoulz750/
Swules710/
Schwolz671/
Schuholz6358/
Swols6212/
Swoels571/
Swolsh571/
Swolss571/

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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 Schwulst
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