Swerling Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Swerling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swerling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
England681:819,38343,863
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Swerling (15) may also be a first name.

Swerling Last Name Facts

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

Swerling occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Swerling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swerling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swerling is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Swerling are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

Swerling is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 17 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and Connecticut, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Swerling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swerling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swerling last name increased 1,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swerling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swerling are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Swerling earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 62.36% more than the national average, earning $70,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.66% more than the national average, earning $64,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwerling897/
Swirling8811/
Suerling880/
Schwierling8437/
Shuerling8212/
Schwarling781/
Svärling7552/
Svarling751/
Zuerling750/
Schwarlling740/
Zuirling633/

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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 Swerling
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