Swirn Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Swirn Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a German and Jewish Ashkenazic metonymic occupational name for a yarn, thread or twine maker, from German zwirn meaning 'twine', 'thread', 'yarn'.

Swirn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swirn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a German and Jewish Ashkenazic metonymic occupational name for a yarn, thread or twine maker, from German zwirn meaning 'twine', 'thread', 'yarn'.

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Swirn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swirn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Swirn.

How Common Is The Last Name Swirn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Swirn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Swirn live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Swirn is most common in: Alabama, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live.

Swirn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swirn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swirn last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swiren9149/
Swirin9128/
Swiryn9124/
Swairn913/
Schwirn8333/
Swiryna833/
Shwirin831/
Zwirn80822/
Swern8084/
Sbirn8042/
Suirn801/
Schwirin770/
Schwiern770/
Swairing770/
Svirin733,341/
Sweren73178/
Zwiren73104/
Swerin7382/
Sviren7343/
Swyryn7327/
Zwiryn737/
Suiren734/
Suirin732/
Sweryn731/
Sbirin731/
Zwairn731/
Zwirin731/
Zwirnn731/
Shbirn731/
Swearn730/
Sweern730/
Shwern730/
Schwieren71227/
Schwiring7113/
Schwierin711/
Svirina672,992/
Szweryn67136/
Sweeren6790/
Swerink6776/
Sweerin6749/
Szwerin6730/
Schwern6725/
Swearin676/
Swerina675/
Svirgin672/
Shwerin672/
Schweiring672/
Shuhirn671/
Shuiren671/
Swearen670/
Schwitring670/
Schwurn670/
Sweryng670/
Swerren670/

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Footnotes

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