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/territory. It can be rendered as: Świech. For other potential spellings of Swiech click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swiech? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 302,831st most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,816,078 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Swiech are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 548,349. In The United States Swiech is mostly found in: Illinois, where 23 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Poland, where 11 percent reside.
Swiech Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Swiech last name are 13.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.44% registered with 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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