Switz Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Switz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Switz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Switz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Switz is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Switz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Switz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. Switz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Switz are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent are found, Connecticut, where 12 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Switz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Switz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Switz surname grew 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Switz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Switz are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Switz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.45% less than the national average, earning R 63,096 per year and in United States they earn 28.37% more than the national average, earning $55,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweitz9187/
Shwitz9112/
Swoitz912/
Swietz912/
Swaitz911/
Switzs910/
Swiz8913/
Schwitz83442/
Sweitze833/
Shweitz831/
Swheitz831/
Swaitze830/
Swetz80640/
Swits8067/
Svitz807/
Swaiz805/
Swizz803/
Suitz802/
Swicz801/
Schweitz77789/
Schwietz77382/
Schwaitz777/
Schwoitz771/
Szhweitz771/
Schwistz770/
Switch73405/
Shwetz73169/
Shwaiz7358/
Sweetz7353/
Switts7353/
Sweatz7341/
Swiscz7310/
Sveitz735/
Szwetz734/
Schwiz733/
Shuitz733/
Suitze731/
Shweiz731/
Szwicz731/
Swiecz731/
Swetze730/
Switce730/
Swaits730/
Schweitze718/
Schweitez711/
Schwetz671,129/
Swiszcz67248/
Schweiz67131/
Swić6799/
Suiz6749/
Swic6736/
Swaites6717/
Swaitch6717/
Schuitz6717/
Schwaiz6716/
Schvitz6711/
Swiehcz677/
Schwytz677/
Swez676/
Swiescz671/
Sviz671/
Swjz671/
Schwicz670/

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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 Switz
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