Swaaij Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Swaaij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaaij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Swaaij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swaaij is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaaij? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swaaij is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Swaaij live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,206,227. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 57 percent live, Gelderland, where 36 percent live and North Brabant, where 7 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Suriname, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Swaij9111/
Zwaaij8328/
Swai8049,507/
Swaj807/
Swij802/
Swaa802/
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Swaja732,390/
Sbaai731,886/
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Swaay7312/
Swaie737/
Swaih736/
Swaiz735/
Swaiy733/
Swaic733/
Suaij732/
Swhai732/
Sbaaj731/
Shwaj731/
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Swgai731/
Swijd731/
Swijs731/
Swaiu731/
Swajo731/
Sbaij731/
Swiej730/
Szwaja671,514/
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Shweij67100/
Swj6777/
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Schwai6764/
Shwaiz6758/
Szwaya6751/
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Sweijd6714/
Shwayi678/
Swaies677/
Shwaya675/
Sweidj674/
Suahai673/
Shbaaj673/
Szwaia673/
Swaaya672/
Shwaha672/
Schwaa672/
S'Baai672/
Shhwai671/
S'Waid671/
Shuaij671/
Shhwaj671/
Swaiio671/
Shuaai671/
Swahat671/
Schwaj671/
Ssbaai671/
Swayih671/
Swaiee671/
Swahia671/
Sweihj671/
Szwajc671/
Szwaid671/
Shwaiy671/
Swaaye671/
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Swaitz671/
Swahay671/
Swaizt670/
Swaatz670/
Swaish670/
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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 Swaaij
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