Swaab Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swaab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
Australia271:999,84158,390
England251:2,228,72284,230
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Swaab (22) may also be a first name.

Swaab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swaab Come From? nationality or country of origin

Swaab is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 573,706th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 13,274,218 people. The last name Swaab occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Swaab are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Swaab is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 67,013. In The Netherlands Swaab is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 54 percent reside, Utrecht, where 12 percent reside and South Holland, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Belgium, where 14 percent reside.

Swaab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swaab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swaab surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swaab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swaab last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Swaab earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swahab912/
Shwaab911/
Swab891,118/
Schwaab833,384/
Swaib80738/
Szwab80380/
Shwab80138/
Swaap8063/
Swaeb8028/
Zwaab8014/
Swhab802/
Swahb801/
Suaab801/
Swaub801/
Swaav801/
Swabh801/
Swuab800/
Schwaaab771/
Schwab7379,673/
Shwaib7329/
Suaaib7316/
Shuaab739/
Zwahab735/
Shbaab732/
Sxhwab731/
Svahab731/
Suhaab731/
Swaaps730/
Shuaaib674,321/
Svab67668/
Suab67180/
Swap67129/
Swob6798/
Sweb6733/
Schvaab6715/
Schuaab678/
Sbab676/
Schwabs673/
Zwab671/
Shuaahb671/
Schwaib671/
Schwaap671/
Schwaub671/
Schwuab670/

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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
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  • 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 Swaab
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