Schwyter Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schwyter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwyter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7771:10,5701,734
France441:1,509,607143,950
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Schwyter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwyter is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwyter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 398,272nd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Schwyter reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 777 people, or 1 in 10,570. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Schwyz, where 32 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Schwyter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwyter surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Schwyter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.23% more than the national average, earning $66,550 USD per year.

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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 Schwyter
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