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 or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaab? popularity and diffusion

Swaab is the 573,706th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Swaab reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Swaab is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 67,013. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 54 percent live, Utrecht, where 12 percent live and South Holland, where 9 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Belgium, where 14 percent live.

Swaab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swaab has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swaab surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swaab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swaab surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with 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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