Swaenen Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Swaenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Swaenen Last Name Facts

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

Swaenen is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swaenen.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaenen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Swaenen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Swaenen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 76,137. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Belgium Swaenen exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swenen9297/
Swanen9286/
Schwaenen8862/
Swaanen86242/
Sweenen8639/
Suaenen861/
Swannen861/
Schwanen80435/
Schwenen8078/
Swajanen8044/
Swenin7715/
Suenen7714/
Swanin7711/
Svanen773/
Schwannen751/
Swijnen7110/
Szwenin716/
Sueanen714/
Sweenin714/
Svennen712/
Suoenen711/
Suojanen67864/
Schwänen6739/
Suoyanen673/
Swayngin672/
Schwanin671/
Shvaynen671/

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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 Swaenen
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