Swärd Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Swärd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swärd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3941:24,9922,031
Norway191:270,64728,127
Finland61:916,11741,832
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Sward (1,861) are calculated separately.

Swärd Last Name Facts

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

Swärd is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Sward. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swärd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 698,433rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Swärd live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Swärd is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 24,992. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent live and Södermanland County, where 9 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 5 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Swärd Last Name Statistics demography

Swärd earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning 252,063 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sward931,861/
Swärdh91145/
Åswärd913/
Åswärdh8313/
Sword806,503/
Svärd805,074/
Swird8020/
Swyrd807/
Swerd803/
Schwär73791/
Svärdh73233/
Swardt73185/
Åsvärd7324/
Swardh7316/
Sweard739/
Swyred734/
Swerdt732/
Swerdh732/
Swärtz731/
Sweurd731/
Swartd730/
Shward730/
Swer674,769/
Schwerd67225/
Schwärz6763/
Swir6724/
Schward678/
Shwerdt674/
Swre673/
Swyr671/
Szwerdt671/
Schwird671/
Shwartd670/

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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 Swärd
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