Swits Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Swits Surname Definition:

SWITS: A native of Switzerland, so called in Holland.

Swits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Swits Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SWITS: A native of Switzerland, so called in Holland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Swits Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swits is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swits? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Swits is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Swits reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 24 percent reside and Illinois, where 22 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and Lithuania, where 1 percent reside.

Swits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swits last name fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swits surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Swits earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $38,595 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Switts9153/
Switzs910/
Swaits910/
Swaites8317/
Swets80927/
Suits80265/
Switz80232/
Svits802/
Swaithes7763/
Schweits774/
Shwaites770/
Schwaits770/
Switch73405/
Suitts73140/
Sweitz7387/
Shvits7378/
Sweats7350/
Shwets7346/
Suites7341/
Sweets7338/
Swetts7333/
Shwitz7312/
Shuits7312/
Swiscz7310/
Swoitz732/
Swietz732/
Suidts731/
Swaitz731/
Swetse731/
Switce730/
Swaithess711/
Schwitz67442/
Swiszcz67248/
Swić6799/
Swic6736/
Schwets6720/
Swaitch6717/
Swiz6713/
Shveits675/
Shvaits674/
Sweitze673/
Shbeits671/
Sweetes671/
Swiescz671/
Shweitz671/
Swheitz671/
Swessts671/
Swechts670/
Swaitze670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swits
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