Swerd Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Swerd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swerd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Swerd (5) may also be a first name.

Swerd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swerd is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swerd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Swerd occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Swerd are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Swerd is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 5 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 50 percent reside and Maryland, where 50 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent reside.

Swerd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swerd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swerd last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweard919/
Swerdh912/
Swerdt912/
Sweurd911/
Schwerd83225/
Shwerdt834/
Szwerdt831/
Sword806,503/
Sward801,861/
Swärd80422/
Swert8074/
Sverd8037/
Suerd8031/
Swird8020/
Swyrd807/
Zwerd801/
Schwerdt773,817/
Schwertd771/
Swardt73185/
Swärdh73145/
Sweert7345/
Swerte7324/
Shwert7321/
Swardh7316/
Szwert738/
Svaerd737/
Sweart735/
Suerdt735/
Swyred734/
Shverd733/
Åswärd733/
Swartd730/
Shward730/
Shuerd730/
Schwerdts7110/
Schwert671,082/
Sweerts67313/
Åswärdh6713/
Shverdt6713/
Schward678/
Schverd672/
Sweircz671/
Schwird671/
Sweirtz670/
Shwartd670/

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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 Swerd
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