Swires Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Swires Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swires Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:979,61972,663
England1371:406,70127,895
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Swires Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swires occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swires? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 563,577th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Swires live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States Swires is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Swires is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Swires Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swires has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swires surname increased 378 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swires Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swires last name are 24.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swires earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.28% less than the national average, earning R 115,776 per year; in United States they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning $35,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.67% more than the national average, earning $67,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swuires920/
Swieres920/
Swire911,509/
Sweres8370/
Swyres8331/
Swiere8331/
Swireh834/
Switre833/
Swaire832/
Swirey832/
Swures832/
Sweire831/
Swiret831/
Zwires831/
Swhire830/
Suires830/
Schwieres801/
Schweires801/
Sweares7744/
Swierze7720/
Sweress7720/
Suirezs776/
Sweeres772/
Schwire772/
Svirejs771/
Suiresz771/
Sweireh771/
Swerres771/
Svirets771/
Switrer770/
Sweyres770/
Suire735,064/
Swira731,740/
Swiri731,464/
Swere73135/
Zwire736/
Sbire735/
Svire734/
Swyre732/
Schweres7180/
Shwaired711/
Szwierez711/
Sweetres710/
Schwirer710/
Sweere67727/
Swirri67574/
Sueres6795/
Shwiri6773/
Sweiry6760/
Swerer6738/
Swerre6730/
Chwire6723/
Swiryd6723/
Sweira6721/
Swirid6720/
Suitre6718/
Shwere6718/
Swiryo6714/
Sbiris6714/
Swairi6713/
Shwiry6713/
Sweret6713/
Sweris6712/
Sweïre6711/
Swerei677/
Swered676/
Swiera676/
Svaire675/
Swereh674/
Suirez674/
Swyred674/
Sbirea673/
Schwiretz673/
Swaira672/
Shvire672/
Swiryt672/
Sveire672/
Svirec672/
Swirry671/
Sweiri671/
Sxwiri671/
Swirui671/
Swirra671/
Swirio671/
Shwira671/
Suirre671/
Shbire671/
Zwaire671/
Suirie671/
Sweyre671/
Zweres670/
Suirer670/
Swayre670/
Schweares670/

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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 Swires
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