Switzerland Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Switzerland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Switzerland Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Switzerland (59) may also be a first name.

Switzerland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Switzerland occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory.

How Common Is The Last Name Switzerland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Switzerland is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Switzerland live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Switzerland is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 59 people.

Switzerland is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 178,643,885. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sudan, where 50 percent live.

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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
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