Swetz Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Swetz Surname Definition:

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

Swetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:590,32448,194
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Swetz 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

Swetz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swetz has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swetz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 510,931st most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Swetz live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Swetz is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 614 people, or 1 in 590,324. In The United States Swetz is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Swetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swetz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swetz last name rose 2,558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swetz surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Swetz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.4% less than the national average, earning $36,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwetz91169/
Sweitz9187/
Sweetz9153/
Sweatz9141/
Szwetz914/
Swietz912/
Swaetz912/
Swetze910/
Swez896/
Schwetz831,129/
Sweitze833/
Shweitz831/
Swheitz831/
Swets80927/
Svetz80300/
Switz80232/
Szwez8092/
Suetz8053/
Swatz8047/
Sweez802/
Shwez801/
Swotz800/
Schweitz77789/
Schwietz77382/
Schwaetz774/
Schwetze771/
Szhweitz771/
Schwettz771/
Shvetz73505/
Schwez7365/
Sweats7350/
Shwets7346/
Sweets7338/
Swetts7333/
Shuetz7319/
Shwatz7313/
Shwitz7312/
Sveitz735/
Szvetz734/
Swetch733/
Swoitz732/
Swetse731/
Swiecz731/
Szwedz731/
Shweiz731/
Swaitz731/
Swhatz730/
Switzs730/
Swattz730/
Svaetz730/
Sjuetz730/
Swatcz730/
Sweezz730/
Swaatz730/
Schweitze718/
Schweitez711/
Schuetz676,772/
Suez672,800/
Schwitz67442/
Schweiz67131/
Schvetz67130/
Swec6765/
Schwets6720/
Swiz6713/
Schweez6710/
Schwecz678/
Schwytz677/
Swiehcz677/
Shuetze673/
Svez672/
Swiescz671/
Swjz671/
Sweetes671/
Swessts671/
Shwattz671/
Shhweez671/
Swahatz670/
Swaitze670/
Swechts670/

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