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

The last name Swerts occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swerts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,561st most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Swerts reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 1,947 people, or 1 in 5,905. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent live, Walloon Region, where 11 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Swerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swerts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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