Swiech Surname
Approximately 1,253 people bear this surname
Swiech Surname User-submission:
Święch is from a pet form of the Old Polish personal names: Świętosław, Świętobór, or Świętopełk.
Święty means 'holy', 'saint', sław means 'famous' and pełk means 'regiments'.
Świętobór is from the Latin, suatobor.
Read More About This SurnameSwiech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 661 | 1:548,349 | 45,358 |
| Brazil | 250 | 1:856,297 | 30,890 |
| Poland | 135 | 1:281,546 | 34,278 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Świech (16) are calculated separately.
Swiech Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Święch is from a pet form of the Old Polish personal names: Świętosław, Świętobór, or Świętopełk.
Święty means 'holy', 'saint', sław means 'famous' and pełk means 'regiments'.
Świętobór is from the Latin, suatobor.
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Swiech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swiech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swiech is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Świech. Click here for other potential spellings of Swiech.
How Common Is The Last Name Swiech? popularity and diffusion
The last name Swiech is the 302,831st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,816,078 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Swiech reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Swiech is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 548,349. In The United States Swiech is most common in: Illinois, where 23 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Swiech is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.
Swiech Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Swiech surname are 13.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.44% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Swiech earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.29% less than the national average, earning $37,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $46,944 CAD per year.
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