Sw Surname
Approximately 8,414 people bear this surname
Sw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,926 | 1:33,685 | 3,954 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,981 | 1:10,351 | 1,441 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| United Arab Emirates | 202 | 1:45,358 | 4,571 |
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Pakistan | 74 | 1:2,414,107 | 21,426 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Św (1) are calculated separately.
Sw (1,615) may also be a first name.
Sw Demographics
Average Sw Salary in
United States
$41,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Św. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 59,922nd most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 866,121 people. Sw is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sw are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sw is also the 192,246th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,615 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,926 people, or 1 in 33,685. In Indonesia Sw is most frequent in: East Java, where 27 percent are found, Central Java, where 14 percent are found and West Java, where 14 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 35 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent are found.
Sw Last Name Statistics demography
Sw earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Św | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swe | 80 | 183,646 | / |
| Hsw | 80 | 131 | / |
| Shw | 80 | 125 | / |
| Swh | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ssw | 80 | 19 | / |
| Sww | 80 | 16 | / |
| Swf | 80 | 14 | / |
| Svw | 80 | 10 | / |
| Swz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jsw | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sxw | 80 | 8 | / |
| Szw | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sjw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zsw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Xsw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shwe | 67 | 137,230 | / |
| Shww | 67 | 63 | / |
| Shhw | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sswt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hshw | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shsw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hswe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hssw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rzsw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sswz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jswp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swwh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xswh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xszw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xswf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jzsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jshw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jswf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hswf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsxw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hszw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hxsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swtd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sssw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsvw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zswp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zswt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsxw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xzsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xsvw | 67 | 1 | / |
Sw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮ | sw | - |
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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 Sw
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