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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Switz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,070,546th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States Switz is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent live, Connecticut, where 12 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Switz exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Switz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Switz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Switz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Switz surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered with 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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  • 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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