Gschwend is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gschwend
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Switzerland
Meaning: Also written Gschwendt is a place name that corresponds to the German "Schwende" with the direction of earth essartée. Towns are called Gschwend, Geschwend, Gschwendt in Germany and Austria. Derivatives: Gschwender, Gschwendtner.

How popular is Gschwend?

Gschwend is common in Switzerland.

Gschwend is ranked 190178 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gschwend bearers increased by 3.829787 per cent in 2010 US census to 244 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2108 spots and ranked at 78316. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.72 95.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.05 0
Gschwend is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Switzerland which may be its originating country too. Around 1843 people have been found who wears Gschwend as their family name. Gschwend is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
240,218 Canada7
95,312 Argentina2
23,344 Austria2
65,594 Belgium2
29,046 Japan1
174,544 Czech Republic1
165,773 Belarus1
897,276 Russia1
25,721 Egypt1
2,578 Guam1
153,416 Italy1
5,924 Paraguay1
12,745 Luxembourg1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,589 Brazil79
Countries with hundreds of Gschwend:
73,749 United States330
30,064 South Africa183
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Gschwend:
827 Switzerland1,026
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Gschwend Namesakes

  • Daniella Gschwendtner, Costume designer
  • Susanne Gschwendtner, Actress
  • Erna Gschwendtner, Actress

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