Swemmer Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jersey

Swemmer Surname Definition:

“Swimmer” in Dutch.

Swemmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5531:97,97111,912
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Australia331:818,05251,601
Jersey81:12,4002,398
England41:13,929,515290,718
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Swemmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Swimmer” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Swemmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swemmer occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Swemmer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swemmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 497,277th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Swemmer live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Swemmer is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 97,971. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live. Besides South Africa Swemmer occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Swemmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swemmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swemmer last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swemmer Last Name Statistics demography

Swemmer earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning R 245,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szwemmer937/
Swemer926/
Schwemmer882,687/
Swimmer86976/
Zwemmer86513/
Sweemer8654/
Szwemer8618/
Shwemer8610/
Swammer861/
Sweamer860/
Swymmer860/
Schwemmert8213/
Jschwemmer821/
Schwemer80614/
Schwemme8038/
Shvemmer8016/
Shwimmer809/
Swinmmer802/
Suemmert801/
Sweitmer800/
Swymer77145/
Swimer77103/
Swimme7754/
Shweme7749/
Swamer7735/
Swemma7723/
Svemer7722/
Suemer7712/
Sbemer774/
Szweme771/
Sweeme771/
Swemeh771/
Swemey770/
Swomer770/
Schwimmer752,670/
Schweimer75156/
Schwammer75102/
Schvemmer7525/
Schuemmer7514/
Schwoemer751/
Schwiemer751/
Schwetmer750/
Zweemer71114/
Szwimer7133/
Shvemer7116/
Shwimer7114/
Szwymer7112/
Sweemey717/
Swimerr716/
Swinmer715/
Swimmey713/
Sweemeu713/
Svimmer712/
Schweimert711/
Sweimeh711/
Sweemie711/
Swymehr710/
Shwamer710/
Swaymer710/
Swema67196/
Schwimer67183/
Schvemer67156/
Shvimmer67142/
Sueme6788/
Schuemer6742/
Swemi6714/
Schwamer6711/
Shvymmer6711/
Shveymer679/
Swemy675/
Swime671/
Shwiemeh671/

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