Szwec Surname
Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname
Szwec Surname User-submission:
This surname originated when Swedes immigrated to Eastern Europe. The nickname for Swedes was Szwecja/Szwec (Polish/Ukraine) or Schwetz (German), which meant 'Swede'.
Szwec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 602 | 1:63,137 | 9,907 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| France | 123 | 1:540,022 | 73,838 |
| Argentina | 111 | 1:385,076 | 29,732 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Uruguay | 52 | 1:65,995 | 7,055 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Szweć (2) are calculated separately.
Szwec Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originated when Swedes immigrated to Eastern Europe. The nickname for Swedes was Szwecja/Szwec (Polish/Ukraine) or Schwetz (German), which meant 'Swede'.
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Szwec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szwec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Szwec is most common in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms: Szweć. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Szwec? popularity and diffusion
Szwec is the 288,746th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,487,610 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Szwec are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 602 people, or 1 in 63,137. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.
Szwec Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Szwec last name are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Szwec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $48,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $52,868 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szweć | 93 | 2 | / |
| Szwiec | 91 | 1,092 | / |
| Szwech | 91 | 553 | / |
| Szwejc | 91 | 1 | / |
| Swec | 89 | 65 | / |
| Szweich | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swiec | 80 | 124 | / |
| Szwez | 80 | 92 | / |
| Shwec | 80 | 33 | / |
| Swech | 80 | 28 | / |
| Szwic | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sweci | 80 | 16 | / |
| Szvec | 80 | 2 | / |
| Szuec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zwech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szwecová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Szwanc | 73 | 90 | / |
| Schwec | 73 | 59 | / |
| Szuecs | 73 | 33 | / |
| Sweich | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zwetch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Szwetz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Swetch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sweach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Szwajc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swiecz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szwieć | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szwicz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szwedz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swuech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svec | 67 | 3,040 | / |
| Zwetsch | 67 | 794 | / |
| Swic | 67 | 36 | / |
| Suec | 67 | 18 | / |
| Schwech | 67 | 17 | / |
| Schwecz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szwajcz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Swez | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schweic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swjc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swechts | 67 | 0 | / |
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