Swist Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Swist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5291:685,17854,430
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Canada691:533,99444,923
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
France351:1,897,792163,564
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Świst (19) are calculated separately.

Swist Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Swist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 415,385th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The surname Swist occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Swist are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 685,178. In The United States Swist is primarily found in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Swist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swist are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Swist earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $39,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $55,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Świst9319/
Swiest911/
Swiste910/
Svist80486/
Swyst8025/
Swest809/
Swistová774/
Schwistz770/
Schweist770/
Chwist73564/
Suiste7387/
Sviszt7315/
Swüste7310/
Szwest732/
Svisth731/
Sviste731/
Swaizt730/
Schwaisst712/
Swiszcz67248/
Swessts671/
Sveiset671/

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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 Swist
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