Swier Surname

291,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8891:407,71535,522
Netherlands3421:49,3788,451
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Belgium121:958,05473,966
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Swier (174) may also be a first name.

Swier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swier occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Swier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swier is the 291,409th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,550,302 people. The surname Swier is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Swier reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 692,220th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 174 people.

The last name Swier is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 407,715. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Dakota, where 21 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Arizona, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Swier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swier surname expanded 5,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swier surname are 20.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.89% registered with the party.

The amount Swier earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning R 243,036 per year; in United States they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $44,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.59% less than the national average, earning $39,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swierz91213/
Swiere9131/
Swhier9121/
Szwier913/
Swieer911/
Swuier911/
Swer894,769/
Swir8924/
Schwier832,770/
Sweijer8319/
Szwierz8314/
Swire801,509/
Swyer80413/
Swere80135/
Sweer80122/
Shwer8056/
Szwer8036/
Swirz8029/
Suier8023/
Swird8020/
Swerz8017/
Swirt8012/
Swear806/
Swair804/
Swirp803/
Sweir802/
Shwir801/
Swger801/
Swirr801/
Svier801/
Swiheart770/
Schwer733,316/
Sweere73727/
Shweir73265/
Swerre7330/
Svierz7327/
Swhear7321/
Swirth7321/
Shwere7318/
Shbier7317/
Shweer7317/
Sweïre7311/
Sweard739/
Schwir739/
Szwert738/
Świerz734/
Shwair734/
Swihrt733/
Xsvier733/
Swhyer733/
Szwirz732/
Swaire732/
Swerdh732/
Jsvier732/
Suiher732/
Chwier731/
Shwerz731/
Suiere731/
Sweyre731/
Swjger731/
Swyerr731/
Swyert731/
Swyetr731/
Suierz731/
Sweire731/
Sweisr731/
Shwyer730/
Shuier730/
Swuher730/
Swhire730/
Sswyer730/
Shwear730/
Szwajgier71116/
Schweer673,686/
Suer671,553/
Schwehr671,173/
Svir67389/
Suir67231/
Schwerd67225/
Schwere67137/
Zwir67114/
Schwerr6755/
Schweir6749/
Schuier6741/
Sbir6737/
Sveijer6735/
Sber6731/
Schweigger6729/
Swajger6727/
Sver677/
Schwyer675/
Souhier675/
Schwair675/
Shwerdt674/
Swre673/
Schwire672/
Schwher672/
Schvier671/
Schwird671/
Sweireh671/
Schweijert671/
Schwerp671/
Szwerdt671/
Svierrz671/
Swettër671/
Swyr671/
Xwer671/
Shuieer670/
Schwuer670/
Schwger670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swier
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