Scwartz Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Scwartz Surname User-submission:

A German surname, meaning 'black'.

Scwartz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Scwartz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, meaning 'black'.

- boobah90

Scwartz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scwartz is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scwartz? popularity and diffusion

Scwartz is the 963,821st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Scwartz is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Scwartz are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 1,542,378. In The United States Scwartz is most frequent in: California, where 18 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Scwartz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scwartz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scwartz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scwartz last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.5% registered with the party.

Scwartz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning $49,116 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shcwartz9321/
Scwhartz9310/
Scgwartz934/
Scwartze931/
Scwarthz931/
Scgwartze881/
Skwartz869/
Scwarcz862/
Scwertz862/
Scwharz862/
Shcwarz862/
Scwwarz861/
Scwarts861/
Scwiertz800/
Skwarz7712/
Scwerz772/
Skwortz7137/
Skwarcz7132/
Skwirtz7114/
Skwiertz6720/
Szkwortz676/
Schkworz671/
Skwirz6269/
Skworz6232/
Skwarc6213/
Squarz621/
Skwierz57224/
Squortz570/

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