Swets Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swets Surname Definition:

(English, Russian, Dutch) Descendant of Swet (agreeable); the light-complexioned man; the son of Witte (white).

Swets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4831:750,43358,631
Netherlands4071:41,4927,046
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Swets Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Russian, Dutch) Descendant of Swet (agreeable); the light-complexioned man; the son of Witte (white).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Swets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swets is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Swets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 383,720th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Swets reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 750,433. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 18 percent reside, Indiana, where 18 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 44 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Swets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swets has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swets surname grew 1,238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swets surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swets earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $47,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweats9150/
Shwets9146/
Sweets9138/
Swetts9133/
Swetse911/
Schwets8320/
Swessts831/
Sweetes831/
Swechts830/
Swetz80640/
Zwets80187/
Swits8067/
Svets8063/
Suets8026/
Sweds800/
Schweits774/
Shvets7369,914/
Shwetz73169/
Sweitz7387/
Switts7353/
Sweetz7353/
Sweatz7341/
Szuets736/
Szwetz734/
Sweeds734/
Swetch733/
Shuets732/
Shbets732/
Swietz732/
Swaits730/
Sveats730/
Swetze730/
Switzs730/
Schwetz671,129/
Zwetsch67794/
Swec6765/
Schvets6753/
Shveyts6730/
Swaites6717/
Shvetts6713/
Schweds6712/
Swez676/
Shveits675/
Sweitze673/
Schuets672/
Swheitz671/
Shbeits671/
Swiescz671/
Shweitz671/
Schwetsche671/

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