Swopes Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

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

Swopes Surname Definition:

(German) Variant of Schwab, q.v.

Swopes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0981:330,10829,931
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Swopes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Variant of Schwab, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Swopes Last Name Facts

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

Swopes is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Swopes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swopes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 335,097th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Swopes live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 330,108. In The United States Swopes is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 23 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and Alabama, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 0 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Swopes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swopes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swopes surname expanded 3,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swopes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swopes are 4.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.97% registered to vote for the party.

Swopes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $38,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swoopes92284/
Swopess922/
Swodpes921/
Suopys6725/
Svepes676/
Suopis673/
Swapys672/
Swapec671/
Suapes671/
Schwepesch6313/
Schweppies631/
Shuopis625/
Swaspetch531/
Šuopys50123/
Svepeš5019/
Suapez502/

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