Sweitzer Surname

84,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,727 people bear this surname

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

Sweitzer Surname Definition:

(German, Irish) One who came from Switzerland.

Sweitzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5181:65,6877,664
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0041:50,0195,692

Sweitzer (15) may also be a first name.

Sweitzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Irish) One who came from Switzerland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sweitzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweitzer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sweitzer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweitzer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,387th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,272,489 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sweitzer reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5,518 people, or 1 in 65,687. In The United States Sweitzer is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Sweitzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sweitzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweitzer last name expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweitzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sweitzer last name are 20.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sweitzer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.29% less than the national average, earning $41,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $50,411 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shweitzer9416/
Sweitzser942/
Sweijtzer941/
Sweitzeer940/
Switzer9319,978/
Sweizer9323/
Swetzer9321/
Schweitzer8937,779/
Sweetzer8861/
Swietzer8836/
Shwetzer8836/
Sweitser8813/
Shweizer887/
Switzier884/
Switzser883/
Sweiizer883/
Sweitcer882/
Zweitzer881/
Zswitzer881/
Shwitzer881/
Swettzer881/
Switzeer881/
Switzert881/
Swetzeer881/
Sveitzer881/
Sweizzer881/
Switzzer880/
Sweatzer880/
Switzger880/
Switzher880/
Swittzer880/
Sweitger880/
Swaitzer880/
Swizer8626/
Swezer860/
Schhweitzer842/
Schweithzer841/
Schweitzerr841/
Schweitzert840/
Schweizer8238,751/
Schwitzer821,243/
Zweijtzer8221/
Schwetzer8210/
Chweitzer823/
Shveitzer821/
Shwaitzer821/
Sweitcher820/
Sweezer80327/
Switser80230/
Svitzer80166/
Swaizer80120/
Zwitzer8034/
Suitzer8010/
Sweazer809/
Swetjer807/
Swytzer802/
Swidzer801/
Shwizer801/
Swatzer800/
Switger800/
Swizzer800/
Switzir800/
Swetser800/
Sweicer800/
Schveitzer78537/
Schwietzer78305/
Schwaitzer7865/
Schweiczer7823/
Schwaetzer7816/
Schweitser7815/
Schwestzer783/
Schweitcer782/
Schweutzer781/
Schwettzer781/
Schwweizer781/
Schwistzer780/
Schweitzir780/
Schweatzer780/
Schweitzerová7646/
Schweitzerova769/
Sweetser751,508/
Schwizer75813/
Switcher75118/
Sweetzir7530/
Sveiczer7525/
Zweytzer7516/
Shwaizer757/
Szwaizer757/
Szweicer754/
Chwitzer751/
Schwezer751/
Sweatser751/
Swaizzer751/
Sweicher751/
Swietser750/
Sueatzer750/
Sweatger750/
Swatzier750/
Swihtcer750/
Sweetcer750/
Swittser750/
Swizsger750/
Shweicer750/
Schweitgert741/
Schweistger740/
Suizer71161/
Schwaizer71148/
Schwätzer7181/
Swazer7175/
Shveitser7144/
Schwiezer7140/
Schveizer7134/
Schwytzer7133/
Schwatzer7119/
Schuetzer7116/
Schwetjer7110/
Schvitzer719/
Svizer718/
Swicer715/
Schweicer712/
Schvetzer712/
Schwitcer711/
Swyzer711/
Schwejzer711/
Shvietzer711/
Shwietser711/
Swaitecer711/
Schuitzer710/
Schwitger710/
Sweetscer710/
Schwitser710/
Schwezcer710/
Schwitzerová701/
Swayzer67466/
Zwitser67278/
Schweicher67222/
Svaizer6766/
Schvaitzer6733/
Swicher6710/
Schveiczer6710/
Schveitser676/
Svizher673/
Schwetcher673/
Swazzer672/
Swazier672/
Shveitsert671/
Swazear671/
Swecher671/
Szwecer671/
Shwazer671/
Schwaitser671/
Schvettzer671/
Svizzer671/
Sueyzer671/
Swytser670/
Swatser670/
Shwicer670/
Sweazyr670/
Suetger670/
Suitser670/
Switcir670/
Swedser670/
Swauzer670/
Suitger670/

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