Swears Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

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

Swears Surname Definition:

Swear’s (Son).

Swears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Chile271:652,46215,367
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Swears Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Swear’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swears Last Name Facts

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

Swears occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swears? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 830,559th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Swears reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Swears is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 1,372,951. In The United States Swears is most frequent in: Michigan, where 16 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States Swears is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 8 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Swears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swears has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swears last name increased 256 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swears Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swears are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56% registered with the political party.

Swears earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $42,192 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swearse9244/
Swars91188/
Swers9157/
Schwears860/
Sweers831,461/
Swiers83927/
Swarse836/
Swaers832/
Swarsz832/
Sweirs831/
Shwers831/
Swerst831/
Swetrs831/
Shwars830/
Schwers77350/
Swiersz7776/
Schwars7726/
Swayers7713/
Swyer's771/
Shweers771/
Swuiers770/
Swersch770/
Shwiers770/
Sweyers770/
Suers73146/
Svars73133/
Zwers7344/
Suars733/
Sbers732/
Swirs731/
Sbars731/
Swyrs731/
Schwiers71391/
Swiggers71349/
Swijgers7115/
Swiersch716/
Schwarrs713/
Swaggers713/
Schweirs713/
Schwarst711/
Schwarsz711/
Schwaers710/
Swoggers710/
Schwarse710/
Souers67696/
Suarse67164/
Swarce6717/
Swarze6713/
Svarsp675/
Zweirs672/
Suerst672/
Swarch672/
Suersh671/
Sverst671/
Schweyers671/
Schwoyers671/
Shbars671/
Sversh671/
Suarsz671/
Shuers671/
Sævars671/
Swirsz671/
Swarzz671/
Swirse670/

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Footnotes

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