Szwed Surname

47,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szwed Surname User-submission:

Szwed is a Polish surname, meaning 'Swede'; someone from Sweden.

Szwed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9,5691:3,972420
United States6431:563,70046,375
England1121:497,48331,781
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Canada961:383,80834,152
France691:962,648108,938
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Australia331:818,05251,601
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Norway151:342,81932,589
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Szwed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Szwed is a Polish surname, meaning 'Swede'; someone from Sweden.

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Szwed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szwed has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szwed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Szwed is the 47,764th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 673,650 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Szwed reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Szwed is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 9,569 people, or 1 in 3,972. Aside from Poland Szwed is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Szwed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Szwed surname are 4.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Szwed earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.16% less than the national average, earning 203,624 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $52,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szwedt91114/
Szwied915/
Szwedz911/
Swed891,769/
Sweid8024,288/
Sweed803,891/
Shwed80307/
Szwyd8073/
Swead8063/
Szwet8033/
Sjwed8021/
Sweyd8021/
Szved8018/
Swied8016/
Swedh809/
Swedt807/
Swedd805/
Szued804/
Szweć802/
Zswed801/
Sweds800/
Szwedová7758/
Szwedova773/
Schwed731,336/
Shweid7334/
Szwand7324/
Sweijd7314/
S'Weid737/
Sweihd735/
Sweeds734/
Szwetz734/
Shweyd733/
Szwest732/
Sweedh732/
Shweed731/
Szwaid731/
Sweadt731/
Szwejdová712/
Sued675,572/
Schwedt671,127/
Swid67752/
Sved67703/
Schweid67292/
Swet67287/
Zwet67101/
Szwandt6747/
Swyd6733/
Schweds6712/
Schwied679/
Zwid675/
Schwejd672/
Xwed671/
Swedowa671/
Zued671/
Shwheed671/
Swjd671/

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