Svärd Surname

93,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Svärd Surname User-submission:

This name comes from the Swedish word for 'sword' and was adopted by military people in the 1800s when Sweden started a campaign to create more varied last names among its population.

Svärd Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,6621:2,112192
Finland3411:16,1192,328
Norway561:91,82712,640
Denmark71:806,38843,211
East Timor11:1,215,928507
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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The alternate forms: Svard (119) are calculated separately.

Svärd Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from the Swedish word for 'sword' and was adopted by military people in the 1800s when Sweden started a campaign to create more varied last names among its population.

- kimsward
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Svärd Demographics

Average Svärd Salary in
Norway

346,643 kr

Per year
Rank:
24,236 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00124434
Rank: 12,040 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
100.16%
Sample size: 28 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Svärd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Svärd (Hindi: स्वार्ड) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Svard. For other potential spellings of Svärd click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svärd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Svärd is the 93,943rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,436,253 people. The surname Svärd occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Svärd reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 4,662 people, or 1 in 2,112. In Sweden Svärd is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent reside, Skåne County, where 16 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Sweden it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 7 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Svärd Last Name Statistics demography

Svärd earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning 346,643 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svard93119/
Svärdh91233/
Åsvärd9124/
Swärd80422/
Sverd8037/
Svord807/
Svird804/
Svyrd801/
Swärdh73145/
Svarød7337/
Svardh7312/
Svaerd737/
Åswärd733/
Shverd733/
Shvord731/
Shvard731/
Svaird730/
Svyr67420/
Svir67389/
Åswärdh6713/
Shverdt6713/
Sver677/
Schverd672/
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Svärd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svärd in the Hindi language
स्वार्डsvarda-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Svärd
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