Swyers Surname

266,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Swyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2261:295,64427,347
Canada2081:177,14217,704
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Swyers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swyers occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swyers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266,931st most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,977,832 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Swyers reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,226 people, or 1 in 295,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 31 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Swyers exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Swyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swyers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swyers last name rose 2,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swyers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swyers last name are 25.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swyers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $42,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swyer's921/
Swiers83927/
Zwyers8328/
Swiersz7776/
Swieers771/
Swuiers770/
Shwiers770/
Schweers714,066/
Schwiers71391/
Swijgers7115/
Swiersch716/
Zwiers674,171/
Schwiersch63187/
Zwiersz6235/
Swierze6220/
Swierch621/
Soueers621/
Swierschová595/
Zwiersch5735/
Schwierch531/
Zuiers501/

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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 Swyers
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