Swiech Surname

302,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

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.

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Swiech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:548,34945,358
Brazil2501:856,29730,890
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Canada861:428,43737,472
France361:1,845,076161,051
Czechia271:393,83245,478
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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 last name Swiech occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Świech. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiech? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swiech is the 302,831st most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,816,078 people. This last name is mostly found 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.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 548,349. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Poland, where 11 percent are found.

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 US average, with 66.44% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Świech9416/
Swietch922/
Swech9128/
Swich9123/
Swieh911/
Szwech83553/
Sviech83256/
Zwiech83247/
Swaich83198/
Sweich8312/
Suiech835/
Swetch833/
Sweach832/
Swiecz831/
Sbiech831/
Swuech831/
Swioch831/
Swie80507/
Swiechová8026/
Schwiechs800/
Schwich77135/
Schwech7717/
Swaitch7717/
Swiehcz777/
Szweich771/
Swiescz771/
Suich73328/
Swies73223/
Svich73177/
Sweeh7398/
Suech7341/
Swiha7314/
Svech7312/
Swihi7310/
Zwich736/
Swieć735/
Swekh733/
Swaic733/
Swyeh731/
Swież731/
Swiep731/
Swihy731/
Swiee731/
Shwie731/
Zwech731/
Sbich731/
Swyec730/
Swiej730/
Swych730/
Schwecht7166/
Schwicht7142/
Swieszcz7125/
Schweche712/
Zwietsch711/
Schwichs710/
Swiess67283/
Swierz67213/
Shwekh67125/
Schwie6761/
Swiesz6733/
Suitch6726/
Swhier6721/
Svetch6718/
Suhich6714/
Svaich6713/
Suetch6710/
Shuieh676/
Suiekh676/
Shuich676/
Shwikh676/
Chwich676/
Shvech675/
Szwied675/
Szwier673/
Chwech672/
Swietz672/
Sueche672/
Swuier671/
Svitch671/
Sweihj671/
Swhekh671/
Sweehy671/
Svechs671/
Shvich671/
Swiayh671/
Szwejc671/
Suiche671/
Zwiecz671/
Szwieć671/
Swhies670/
Sveich670/

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