Swofford Surname

159,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,733 people bear this surname

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

Swofford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swofford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7201:133,25714,014
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:139,49613,166

Swofford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swofford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Swofford.

How Common Is The Last Name Swofford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 159,642nd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,666,501 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Swofford live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Swofford is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,720 people, or 1 in 133,257. In The United States Swofford is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and South Carolina, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 0 percent live and Hong Kong, where 0 percent live.

Swofford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swofford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swofford last name grew 756 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swofford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swofford are 22.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.98% being registered with the political party.

Swofford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $42,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swoffords941/
Swoffford940/
Swoford931/
Swafford8812,552/
Swoffard8839/
Swefford884/
Swoeford881/
Suofford880/
Swofferd880/
Swaffoerd824/
Swaffordd822/
Swaford8065/
Swofard800/
Swaffard7543/
Swasford752/
Swatford751/
Swawford750/
Swuiford750/
Swafferd750/
Suafford750/
Swassford711/
Swafard671/
Shueford631/
Swaforth630/
Suefort531/
Sueffert502/

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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 Swofford
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