Swithin Forename

329,982nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Swithin Forename Definition:

An old name formerly written Switheahn, which Camden derives from the Anglo Saxon swithe greatly, heagh high. It is the same with the Old and Middle High German name Suithin, and is rendered illustrious by St. Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, who died A.

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Swithin Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong-3861:20,0852,080
India
84%
 
431:28,252,976592,402
United States
100%
401:9,063,42494,297
Nigeria
63%
 
351:5,073,26774,131
Uganda
100%
311:1,321,19120,529
South Africa
100%
181:3,029,59277,569
Zimbabwe
100%
151:1,028,25436,015
Saint Lucia
100%
141:12,7011,596
Zambia-131:1,219,60016,711
England
100%
131:4,277,14841,317
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-11:111,5807,062
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521

Swithin (52) may also be a surname.

Swithin Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old name formerly written Switheahn, which Camden derives from the Anglo Saxon swithe greatly, heagh high. It is the same with the Old and Middle High German name Suithin, and is rendered illustrious by St. Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, who died A. D. 862. It is found Latinised Swithinus, and is also represented by Celsus and Exuperius.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Swithin Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swithine934/
Swithina932/
Switin927/
Swithen86171/
Swethin8614/
Suithin868/
Swithyn861/
Svithin861/
Swistain809/
Switheen805/
Swittina805/
Sweethin803/
Swaitina801/
Swidthen801/
Switen7724/
Svitin7715/
Suitin7714/
Swetin775/
Switim771/
Sweething752/
Suiting716,768/
Suistin71117/
Swethen7131/
Sweetin7124/
Swisten7110/
Svistin715/
Suitain714/
Svitina714/
Swestin713/
Switten712/
Svithen711/
Suithim711/
Swetgin711/
Sweetthing711/
Switene711/
Sweztin711/
Suitina711/
Sweatin711/
Shuiting677,592/
Suitn677/
Suiteing673/
Suitheng672/
Sweathen672/
Sweethen672/
Hsuiting671/
Shweting671/
Shuitain671/
Swethene671/
Sweetine671/
Swettina671/
Swetn671/
Svitn671/
Suethein671/
Svethina671/

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