Swifter Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Portugal

Swifter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swifter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Swifter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swifter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swifter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swifter is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Swifter live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 50 percent reside and Ohio, where 50 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and Morocco, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swiftdyer881/
Szifter861/
Swifitri80186/
Swiftair801/
Szyfter71163/
Szefter711/
Swavitri673/
Swavitra671/
Szfąder575/
Szavter571/
Szfader571/
Szafader5332/
Swavedra532/
Siavitrii501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Swifter
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