Swiers Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swiers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swiers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2881:58,63610,096
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
England1681:331,65524,447
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Swiers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swiers is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swiers is the 383,720th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. The surname Swiers is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Swiers are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 58,636. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Groningen, where 15 percent reside, South Holland, where 14 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Swiers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swiers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swiers surname rose 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swiers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swiers are 2.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swiers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning R 140,844 per year and in United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,454 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swiersz9276/
Swieers921/
Swuiers920/
Shwiers920/
Swers9157/
Swirs911/
Schwiers86391/
Swijgers8615/
Swiersch866/
Zwiers834,171/
Swyers831,464/
Sweers831,461/
Swears83333/
Swerst831/
Shwers831/
Sweirs831/
Swetrs831/
Swirsz831/
Swirse830/
Schwers77350/
Swearse7744/
Zwiersz7735/
Swierze7720/
Swirsch7712/
Schwirs772/
Swyer's771/
Shweers771/
Swierch771/
Szwirsz770/
Swersch770/
Schwiersch75187/
Zwirs73202/
Suers73146/
Zwers7344/
Svirs7320/
Sbers732/
Swyrs731/
Schweers714,066/
Zwiersch7135/
Schwirse7129/
Swierschová715/
Schweirs713/
Schwirst711/
Schwears710/
Souers67696/
Zwyers6728/
Zwirsh678/
Schwirsch672/
Suerst672/
Zweirs672/
Sverst671/
Schwierch671/
Shuers671/
Sversh671/
Suersh671/
Zuiers671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swiers
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