Swerts Surname

188,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Swerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,9471:5,905720
Brazil2121:1,009,78535,690
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Swerts Last Name Facts

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

Swerts occurs most in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swerts? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swerts is the 188,561st most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. The last name Swerts is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Swerts live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,947 people, or 1 in 5,905. In Belgium Swerts is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 11 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Swerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swerts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swerts last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweerts92313/
Swierts92104/
Swaerts9230/
Schwerts862/
Swarts8323,557/
Swertz83259/
Zwerts83204/
Sworts8349/
Sverts830/
Schwerdts8010/
Shwarts77148/
Zweerts77141/
Swiertz7778/
Swartzs7726/
Swaarts7726/
Suherts7723/
Shuerts7719/
Shverts7712/
Shworts772/
Swardts771/
Swartsz771/
Swharts770/
Sweirtz770/
Swarths770/
Swerc7319/
Swerz7317/
Schwertz711,045/
Schwarts71246/
Schuerts7179/
Schverts716/
Schwirts711/
Swartz6766,759/
Swords675,042/
Schwiertz67720/
Swierc67532/
Swierz67213/
Swirtz67153/
Svarts6793/
Swortz6790/
Szwerc6760/
Swards6745/
Svertsova6710/
Svertz678/
Swyrtz676/
Schwartsz674/
Schwartzs671/
Schweartz671/
Schwortzs671/
Shwerz671/
Swuerszcz671/
Schwaertz671/
Swärtz671/
Svirts671/

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Footnotes

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