Switalla Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Switalla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Switalla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1611:500,03442,738
United States811:4,474,802235,715
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Świtalla (1) are calculated separately.

Switalla Last Name Facts

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

Switalla is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Świtalla. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Switalla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 798,040th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Switalla occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Switalla live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 500,034. In Germany Switalla is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 22 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and New Zealand, where 21 percent reside.

Switalla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Switalla are 20.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the political party.

Switalla earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $45,763 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Świtalla961/
Szwitalla9413/
Switala931,422/
Schwitalla891,371/
Swetalla8848/
Switalia882/
Switallo882/
Swittala881/
Schwittalla8412/
Schwitallla841/
Sweetalla8276/
Schwitala827/
Switała80311/
Swetala80280/
Svitala8021/
Świtala802/
Suitala801/
Schwitalle7826/
Schwithala780/
Suistala758/
Szwitała755/
Swietała754/
Switajlo751/
Shvitala751/
Schwitale7120/
Suitela67541/
Świtała6723/
Schwietale6711/
Swetela678/
Switały671/
Svetala671/
Swetali671/

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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
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  • 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 Switalla
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