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 last name Swier is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swier is the 291,409th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,550,302 people. It occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name internationally, borne by 174 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 407,715. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: South Dakota, where 21 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Arizona, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Swier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swier last name are 20.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.89% being registered with the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swier
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