Suwald Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Suwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1571:242,09430,778
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Suwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suwald occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwald? popularity and diffusion

The surname Suwald is the 1,052,587th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Suwald is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Suwald are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Suwald is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 242,094. Barring Poland Suwald is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.

Suwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Suwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Suwald surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Suwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Suwald last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Suwald earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 62.82% less than the national average, earning $16,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szuwald9262/
Schuwald86119/
Zuwald8344/
Sowald8322/
Subald833/
Schouwald800/
Subeald771/
Shubald770/
Schowald7162/
Suehwold7123/
Schuwalt712/
Suhywalt711/
Schiewald6737/
Juvald6717/
Zuwalt672/
Subold672/
Schoewald672/
Schiewaldt6333/
Seubold62118/
Sühwold6274/
Saubalt621/
Cauwalt621/
Showalt620/
Shuboldt570/
Schubold570/
Showalth570/
Schiewold5317/
Schuvaltz535/
Zubold500/
Zuveld500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Suwald
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