Swahl Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Swahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swahl (23) may also be a first name.

Swahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swahl is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swahl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Swahl are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 23 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Swahl is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 52 percent live, Maryland, where 33 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.

Swahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swahl surname expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swahl surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Swahl earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swal89216/
Schwahl8362/
Swale803,594/
Swall80641/
Swail80631/
Szwal80243/
Shwal8036/
Swalh806/
Jswal805/
Swalt803/
Suahl801/
Swaal801/
Svahl801/
Swwal801/
Sweal800/
Shwail735,219/
Swaile73272/
Swalle73225/
Schwal73179/
Shwale7327/
Sweall739/
Swacil739/
Shwall735/
Swalhe733/
Shhwal732/
Swaale732/
Swalhh731/
Swhgal731/
Swwall731/
Shwaul731/
Swajle731/
Swealt730/
Swayle730/
Sual672,884/
Schwall672,396/
Swol67216/
Sval6734/
Sjøwall6733/
Schwohl6726/
Schwale6724/
Sbal6720/
Swealeh674/
Swatell673/
Shwwale671/
Shwayle671/
Shweale671/
Svahail671/
Suahleh671/
Swól671/
Swalowa670/
Swateel670/
Swaisel670/
Schwalp670/

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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 Swahl
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