Sweitzer Surname
Approximately 5,727 people bear this surname
Sweitzer Surname Definition:
(German, Irish) One who came from Switzerland.
Sweitzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,518 | 1:65,687 | 7,664 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,004 | 1:50,019 | 5,692 |
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.
Sweitzer Demographics
Sweitzer Political Affiliation
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Sweitzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sweitzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sweitzer is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sweitzer.
How Common Is The Last Name Sweitzer? popularity and diffusion
Sweitzer is the 84,387th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,272,489 people. Sweitzer is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sweitzer are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,518 people, or 1 in 65,687. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Sweitzer is found 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 frequency of Sweitzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweitzer last name increased 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 Republicans than the national average, with 67.67% registered to vote for the 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.
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Footnotes
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