Most common surnames in Switzerland

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Switzerland

Müller
#1
1.295.096
bearers (top 100)
100
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Switzerland, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Meier
51.685
2
Müller
72.878
1
Schmid
44.831
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Müller 72.878
5.6%
2 Meier 51.685
4%
3 Schmid 44.831
3.5%
4 Keller 34.850
2.7%
5 Weber 30.330
2.3%
6 Schneider 27.420
2.1%
7 Huber 26.691
2.1%
8 Meyer 26.495
2%
9 Steiner 23.970
1.9%
10 Fischer 22.102
1.7%
11 Baumann 20.908
1.6%
12 Frei 20.871
1.6%
13 Brunner 20.857
1.6%
14 Gerber 20.402
1.6%
15 Widmer 20.129
1.6%
16 Zimmermann 19.552
1.5%
17 Moser 19.208
1.5%
18 Graf 18.173
1.4%
19 Wyss 17.981
1.4%
20 Roth 16.538
1.3%
21 Suter 16.208
1.3%
22 Baumgartner 15.559
1.2%
23 Bachmann 15.484
1.2%
24 Studer 15.075
1.2%
25 Bucher 14.675
1.1%
26 Berger 14.498
1.1%
27 Kaufmann 14.475
1.1%
28 Kunz 14.039
1.1%
29 Hofer 13.357
1%
30 Bühler 12.899
1%
31 Lüthi 12.674
1%
32 Lehmann 12.606
1%
33 Marti 12.520
1%
34 Frey 12.382
1%
35 Christen 12.228
0.9%
36 Koch 11.799
0.9%
37 Egli 11.072
0.9%
38 Favre 10.824
0.8%
39 Arnold 10.672
0.8%
40 Pfister 10.647
0.8%
41 Schweizer 10.316
0.8%
42 Wüthrich 10.184
0.8%
43 Fuchs 10.074
0.8%
44 Martin 9.973
0.8%
45 Stalder 9.920
0.8%
46 Gasser 9.849
0.8%
47 Peter 9.845
0.8%
48 Kohler 9.768
0.8%
49 Maurer 9.758
0.8%
50 Koller 9.702
0.7%
51 Wenger 9.633
0.7%
52 Zürcher 9.586
0.7%
53 Burri 9.357
0.7%
54 Furrer 9.171
0.7%
55 Egger 9.126
0.7%
56 Hofmann 9.122
0.7%
57 Michel 8.956
0.7%
58 Hunziker 8.930
0.7%
59 Leuenberger 8.921
0.7%
60 Bieri 8.789
0.7%
61 Ammann 8.673
0.7%
62 Vogel 8.470
0.7%
63 Hug 8.466
0.7%
64 Hess 8.369
0.6%
65 Tanner 8.202
0.6%
66 Sutter 8.195
0.6%
67 Hauser 8.171
0.6%
68 Blaser 8.116
0.6%
69 Rüegg 8.060
0.6%
70 Hartmann 7.678
0.6%
71 Schuler 7.486
0.6%
72 Rey 7.352
0.6%
73 Wagner 7.351
0.6%
74 Gisler 7.283
0.6%
75 Senn 7.281
0.6%
76 Zbinden 7.255
0.6%
77 Kälin 7.212
0.6%
78 Schär 7.125
0.6%
79 Siegenthaler 7.062
0.5%
80 Scherrer 7.033
0.5%
81 Flückiger 6.996
0.5%
82 Lang 6.866
0.5%
83 Zaugg 6.786
0.5%
84 Fankhauser 6.719
0.5%
85 Stucki 6.672
0.5%
86 Kuhn 6.565
0.5%
87 Imhof 6.543
0.5%
88 Vogt 6.531
0.5%
89 Bernasconi 6.508
0.5%
90 Scheidegger 6.461
0.5%
91 Odermatt 6.436
0.5%
92 Portmann 6.402
0.5%
93 Küng 6.386
0.5%
94 Sommer 6.368
0.5%
95 Seiler 6.310
0.5%
96 Ackermann 6.298
0.5%
97 Liechti 6.265
0.5%
98 Jost 6.241
0.5%
99 Schmidt 6.217
0.5%
100 Schumacher 6.142
0.5%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Switzerland?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Switzerland is Müller, with 72.878. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Switzerland?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Switzerland. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
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