Swain Forename
Approximately 577 people bear this name
Swain Forename Definition:
Or SWAYN, m. ‘Svinn, which is wise in the northern tongues, is in those of central Europe, strong... Whether this be the root or not, Svein is in the north a strong youth ... but (as) Svend becoming a favourite name of the kings of Denmark, belonging to him whom Etheldred’s treachery brought down on England, where it was called Swayn’ (Yonge).
Read More About This ForenameSwain Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 360 | 1:1,007,047 | 21,083 |
| India | 84% | 156 | 1:7,787,679 | 255,608 |
| England | 100% | 9 | 1:6,178,102 | 52,254 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Philippines | 67% | 7 | 1:15,144,211 | 189,875 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Canada | 100% | 3 | 1:11,044,457 | 76,719 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
Swain (670,180) may also be a surname.
Swain Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Or SWAYN, m. ‘Svinn, which is wise in the northern tongues, is in those of central Europe, strong... Whether this be the root or not, Svein is in the north a strong youth ... but (as) Svend becoming a favourite name of the kings of Denmark, belonging to him whom Etheldred’s treachery brought down on England, where it was called Swayn’ (Yonge). It is very common in Norse: witness E. H. Lind’s admirably painstaking Norsk-Islandska Dopnamn, 1905-31.
A Teutonic name, meaning: A young man or boy in service.
Swain Forename Popularity
Swain Demographics
Average Swain Salary in
United States
$47,082 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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