Swayer Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

Swayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Swayer Last Name Facts

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

Swayer is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swayer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,817,111th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Swayer live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Swayer is most frequent in: Indiana, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 20 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Swayer is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Swayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swayer last name expanded 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swayer last name are 31.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85% registered to vote for the political party.

Swayer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $39,718 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwayer922/
Schwayer86124/
Swoyer83924/
Zwayer83222/
Sweyer8356/
Swhyer833/
Swyerr831/
Suayer831/
Swajer831/
Swayre830/
Swauer830/
Shwyer830/
Sswyer830/
Schwaer77198/
Schwayr7711/
Szwoyer778/
Schwyer775/
Szwajer772/
Shwaier771/
Shweyer771/
Shwoyer770/
Swayard770/
Swear736/
Swair734/
Sweir732/
Swoer731/
Schweyer711,515/
Schwoyer71304/
Schwaier71168/
Szwajeer711/
Shvayher711/
Schvayer711/
Schwauer711/
Schuayer710/
Shweir67265/
Schweyher67103/
Zwoyer6765/
Zweyer6750/
Svajer6736/
Sweier6725/
Swhear6721/
Swhier6721/
Shweer6717/
Svaier679/
Sweard679/
Shvaer676/
Shvyer674/
Shwair674/
Szwier673/
Zwaier672/
Shbayr672/
Swaire672/
Swuier671/
Sweyre671/
Sweurd671/
Sweyar671/
Schvayeer671/
Sweire671/
Sweisr671/
Sweiir670/
Shwear670/

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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
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  • 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 Swayer
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