Sweig Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

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

Sweig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sweig Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Sweig? popularity and diffusion

Sweig is the 970,883rd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sweig are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 1,516,565. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 41 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Sweig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sweig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sweig surname rose 2,390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sweig last name are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sweig earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning $49,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning $57,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shweig9180/
Szweig9112/
Sweigh910/
Swig8996/
Sweg894/
Schweig832,457/
Sweik8016/
Swieg805/
Swigg802/
Sweeg801/
Shweg801/
Swaig801/
Szweg801/
Hswig801/
Shwig800/
Swigt800/
Swigs800/
Schweigs771/
Schweigh771/
Swiggs73355/
Schweg7315/
Shweik7311/
Schwig739/
Szweik734/
Sweick732/
Sweegh731/
Zweigh731/
Sweggs730/
Schwieg67115/
Shweike6796/
Swik6776/
Schweik6754/
Swic6736/
Swag6735/
Swek6734/
Schwigk6728/
Schwaig6723/
Shweikh6717/
Zwig6710/
Sveg675/
Schveig674/
Suig673/
Schwigt673/
Sueg672/
Schweic672/
Swjg671/
Sweieck671/
Svig671/
Sweikeh671/
Swiq671/
Schswig670/

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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 Sweig
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