Schwung Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schwung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2021:398,54236,874
Austria531:160,66921,171
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schwung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwung is found most in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwung? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 970,883rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. Schwung occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Schwung reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 398,542. In Germany Schwung is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwunk86134/
Schwunn8638/
Schwaun860/
Swung837/
Schwunck806/
Schwaunk800/
Schwundt800/
Shwoun771/
Shvung771/
Swun732/
Schwoon7178/
Schving7160/
Schwonk711/
Chwunke711/
Schwaum710/
Schwoen710/
Swaun6735/
Swong6733/
Sbung677/
Swunk675/
Swuin673/
Shwon672/
Chwum671/
Swund671/
Swunn670/

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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 Schwung
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