Swain Forename

348,718th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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).

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Swain Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
3601:1,007,04721,083
India
84%
 
1561:7,787,679255,608
England
100%
91:6,178,10252,254
Guyana-71:109,0378,020
Philippines
67%
 
71:15,144,211189,875
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Trinidad and Tobago-51:272,28413,349
Canada
100%
31:11,044,45776,719
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Papua New Guinea
100%
31:2,717,438132,395
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Barbados-11:289,7893,893

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.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Teutonic name, meaning: A young man or boy in service.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Swain Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaine9134/
Swajin914/
Swayin913/
Shwain912/
Swainn911/
Swaint911/
Swaion911/
Swan893,680/
Swin89424/
Swaggin831/
Sweatin831/
Shwatin831/
Shwan801,301/
Swann80500/
Swane80326/
Swaan8042/
Shwin8042/
Swahn8040/
Swaim8034/
Swein8029/
Swine8024/
Swean8010/
Swanh8010/
Swhan809/
Swasn809/
Swayn808/
Svain808/
Swinn806/
Swuan805/
Swaun804/
Szwan804/
Jswan804/
Sbain803/
Sswan802/
Swoin802/
Swwan802/
Sjwan802/
Sswin801/
Swamn801/
Swgan801/
Swatn801/
S'Wan801/
Swinh801/
Swaattin771/
Schwainn771/
Swajan73847/
Swayan73486/
Suatin73323/
Suaina73271/
Swayne73247/
Jswant7383/
Swaane7378/
Swanne7368/
Schwan7357/
Swajen7330/
Swanhh7327/
Svatin7325/
Swhanh7322/
Suajin7319/
Suasin7316/
Shwane7314/
Swahan7310/
Shwanh7310/
Swojan739/
Swajon736/
Swijen736/
Shhwan736/
Swoyan735/
Shzwan735/
Shwaun734/
Sweine734/
Sweang734/
Sweane733/
Shwann733/
Swicin733/
Swinne733/
Swatim733/
Swayng733/
Sbaiin733/
Shwinn732/
Shwaan732/
Svajin732/
Swihne732/
Swijan732/
Swuang732/
Shwuan732/
Chwain731/
Suacin731/
Suaien731/
Swaand731/
Swwane731/
Sweyin731/
Swhann731/
Swhant731/
Swijin731/
Swisin731/
Swisne731/
Swiyan731/
Swiyen731/
Swehan731/
Swejan731/
Swatng731/
Swaung731/
Swayen731/
Swaynn731/
Swayun731/
Sweann731/
Svaine731/
Svaing731/
Svaisn731/
Shwayn731/
Shwhan731/
Shvain731/
Swhane731/
Swantt731/
Shwank731/
Suaian731/
Sweinn731/
Sweiyn731/
Hshwan731/
Suan6743,262/
Swen677,061/
Svan671,804/
Swam67275/
Svin67259/
Sban6791/
Schwann6771/
Shhwanh6737/
Swyn6716/
Shuaian6712/
Shwuing6711/
Shwayne679/
Suating678/
Xwan678/
Swoyang677/
Suhajin676/
Schwein674/
Swayneh674/
Sweihan674/
Swessin674/
Jswanth674/
Psiaiun674/
Suaysin674/
Sweeann673/
Suattin673/
Shwajan673/
Sweejin673/
Suaiane673/
Shuaina673/
Swassen672/
Schwayn672/
Svahina672/
Swising672/
Suhaing672/
Shwhanh671/
Chhwain671/
Suahgin671/
Suahina671/
Svattin671/
Svayina671/
Svaying671/
Swaheen671/
Swajane671/
Swoojin671/
Swän671/
Swichen671/
Swithyn671/
Swiyene671/
Swojann671/
Sweejan671/
Sweesin671/
Sweihin671/
Sweisen671/
Swejane671/
Swejing671/
Swatimd671/
Swayamn671/
Swaysen671/
Shwauen671/
Shwijan671/
Shvaain671/
Shvaine671/
Shwahan671/
Schwahn671/
Hsuaina671/
Shweyin671/
Sgeewan671/
Suhaian671/
Suhainh671/
Sze-Win671/
Swajanh671/
Sweeang671/
Swyanno671/

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