Swis Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Swis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
India131:59,005,029552,550
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Swiś (56) & Świś (1) are calculated separately.

Swis (319) may also be a first name.

Swis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swis is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Swiś or Świś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swis is the 1,795,579th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Swis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Swis live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 491,536th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 319 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States Swis is most frequent in: Michigan, where 29 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and Nevada, where 18 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Swis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swis surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Swis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.96% more than the national average, earning $67,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swiś9256/
Sweis893,312/
Swiss891,526/
Swies89223/
Swais89109/
Swise8952/
Swish8931/
Swisz8923/
Swijs891/
Świś831/
Sweiss80499/
Swiess80283/
Shwish80247/
Swoish80232/
Schwis8080/
Swaiss8067/
Swisse8049/
Swiesz8033/
Sweijs8016/
Sweish8013/
Swiscz8010/
Shweis802/
Swissx801/
Swisch801/
Sweisz801/
Swaits800/
Sweise800/
Swhies800/
Swaish800/
Suis75144/
Swix7544/
Swic7536/
Swiz7513/
Swes7512/
Svis755/
Sbis754/
Swij752/
Swjs751/
Swys751/
Xwis751/
Swaiseh73199/
Schweis7384/
Schwies7357/
Shwaish7321/
Shweish7310/
Schwiss731/
Schwihs731/
Sweisch730/
Schweiss671,514/
Svist67486/
Suits67265/
Schweihs67204/
Suijs67182/
Sbais6792/
Suish6744/
Sweas6736/
Swirz6729/
Sweys6725/
Swyst6725/
Swich6723/
Swice6723/
Świst6719/
Szwic6718/
Suise6711/
Swaij6711/
Shuis679/
Schwiess678/
Schweisz678/
Suiss677/
Shwes676/
Zwish676/
Swysz676/
Swaiz675/
Swese674/
Svish674/
Sways674/
Schweits674/
Swaic673/
Szwes673/
Swesh673/
Swysh673/
Swizz673/
Sbiss672/
Szuis671/
Swess671/
Schweise671/
Sbish671/
Sviss671/
Xweis671/
Schweish671/
Shweishe671/
Swicz671/
Swież671/
Swees671/
Schweist670/
Schwaits670/
Suisz670/
Sweds670/

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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 Swis
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