Swerda Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Swerda Surname User-submission:

Some Swerdas reside in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was possibly changed from Czwerda to Swerda for easier pronunciation by my great-grandfather.

Swerda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada471:783,94961,790
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Swerda (15) may also be a first name.

Swerda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Some Swerdas reside in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was possibly changed from Czwerda to Swerda for easier pronunciation by my great-grandfather.

- swerda

Swerda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swerda occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Swerda.

How Common Is The Last Name Swerda? popularity and diffusion

Swerda is the 1,817,111th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. Swerda occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Swerda live; 98 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name globally It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 36 percent are found, Colorado, where 19 percent are found and Maryland, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 46 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Swerda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swerda are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swerda earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.23% more than the national average, earning $54,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $48,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szwerda928/
Schwerda8629/
Swarda8326/
Swirda837/
Swerdi832/
Swyrda831/
Sverda831/
Swerde831/
Swardah7710/
Swerder770/
Schwarda710/
Svarda67118/
Suirda675/
Suerde674/
Svorda672/
Schwerder671/
Sverdy671/
Svyreda6210/
Szvorda621/
Szuharda571/
Suerdoud571/
Shwreddy571/
Shouherdo534/
Schuerder530/
Švarda5054/
Zuerdi502/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swerda
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