Switson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Switson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Switson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Switson (4) may also be a first name.

Switson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Switson occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Switson? popularity and diffusion

Switson is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Switson live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Switson is also the 6,192,526th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 4 people.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada it is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 50 percent live and Ontario, where 50 percent live. Beside Canada this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swithson932/
Switchson880/
Swetson8613/
Switsen862/
Sweetson807/
Swittsun801/
Sweidson801/
Swestson800/
Swicon771/
Switzen7123/
Schweidson7113/
Svitsun712/
Swedson712/
Svetson711/
Swidzon711/
Swizsen710/
Swiecon710/
Shvetson673/
Swetsang671/
Swetsane671/
Shvidson671/
Sweitzen671/
Svettson671/
Sweetsen670/
Sweitzan670/

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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 Switson
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