Schweden Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Schweden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 359 | 1:224,249 | 25,098 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Schweden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schweden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schweden occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schweden? popularity and diffusion
Schweden is the 725,073rd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Schweden are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 224,249. In Germany Schweden is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent live, Berlin, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shweden | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schwaden | 88 | 8 | / |
| Schwiden | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sweden | 86 | 158 | / |
| Schwidden | 82 | 96 | / |
| Schweding | 82 | 29 | / |
| Schweidem | 82 | 8 | / |
| Schoueden | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sweeden | 80 | 1,083 | / |
| Swedeen | 80 | 297 | / |
| Sweiden | 80 | 36 | / |
| Swedien | 80 | 25 | / |
| Chueden | 80 | 13 | / |
| Shveden | 80 | 12 | / |
| Sweaden | 80 | 2 | / |
| Swedden | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schweiding | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schwedding | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sweidene | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sweedeen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sweidenk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Swhieden | 75 | 0 | / |
| Swedin | 71 | 403 | / |
| Swyden | 71 | 176 | / |
| Sueden | 71 | 128 | / |
| Swaden | 71 | 116 | / |
| Swiden | 71 | 108 | / |
| Sveden | 71 | 26 | / |
| Swedén | 71 | 20 | / |
| Swoden | 71 | 6 | / |
| Schwiding | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schvuiden | 71 | 1 | / |
| S'Weidene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shvedin | 67 | 125 | / |
| Swayden | 67 | 49 | / |
| Swadden | 67 | 43 | / |
| Shvedyn | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zweeden | 67 | 31 | / |
| Svedeen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Swaiden | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sweidin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suedeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sweddin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swadeen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sweidne | 67 | 2 | / |
| S'Weidenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shvaden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shvedenova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweedin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweidem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swhiden | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schweden
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