Switon Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Switon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Switon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Switoń (143) & Świtoń (9) are calculated separately.

Switon Last Name Facts

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

Switon is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Switoń or Świtoń. Click here for other potential spellings of Switon.

How Common Is The Last Name Switon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Switon live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany Switon is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent live, Bavaria, where 2 percent live and Brandenburg, where 2 percent live. Aside from Germany Switon is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Poland, where 22 percent live.

Switon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Switon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Switon surname increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Switon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Switon surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Switon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning $37,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Switoń94143/
Swieton92287/
Sweiton922/
Swithon920/
Świtoń899/
Schwiton862/
Suiton8336/
Sviton838/
Sweton835/
Sweeton77737/
Swistun77262/
Sweaton7792/
Swyston7723/
Swistoń7714/
Swithun7711/
Swithan7710/
Shuiton774/
Swietoń774/
Sviston772/
Jsuiton772/
Suitton771/
Suithong7155/
Svistoun7110/
Sweetong711/
Swistunn711/
Sbitan673,181/
Suitan6737/
Svitan6717/
Svyton675/
Swetan674/
Sveton674/
Sweathoon671/
Sueton671/
Svitun671/

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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 Switon
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