Switch Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Egypt

Switch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Switch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England121:4,643,172139,951
India111:69,733,217610,955
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Switch (78) may also be a first name.

Switch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Switch is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Switch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Switch is the 719,876th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Switch live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 78 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States it is primarily found in: Oklahoma, where 29 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Switch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Switch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Switch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Switch are 46.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 93.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Switch earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $48,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaitch9217/
Swietch922/
Swich9123/
Swaich83198/
Suitch8326/
Sweich8312/
Swetch833/
Swioch831/
Svitch831/
Switce830/
Swic8036/
Schwich77135/
Szweich771/
Suich73328/
Switz73232/
Svich73177/
Swiec73124/
Swits7367/
Swech7328/
Szwic7318/
Zwich736/
Swaic733/
Swicz731/
Sbich731/
Swych730/
Swaithes7163/
Schwichs710/
Szwiec671,092/
Szwech67553/
Sweitz6787/
Switts6753/
Svetch6718/
Suhich6714/
Svaich6713/
Shwitz6712/
Suetch6710/
Swiscz6710/
Shuich676/
Swyschtch675/
Zwetch674/
Swoitz672/
Swietz672/
Sweach672/
Shvich671/
Swaithess671/
Swaitz671/
Swuech671/
Suiche671/
Szwicz671/
Swiecz671/
Sveich670/
Switzs670/
Swaits670/

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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 Switch
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