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
Average Male Sweitzer Height
177.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Footnotes
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