Swailes Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Swailes Surname Definition:

V. Swales.

Swailes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:590,32448,194
England5491:101,49010,680
Canada941:391,97434,739
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3241:75,2338,226
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Swailes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Swales.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swailes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swailes occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swailes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swailes is the 288,908th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Swailes live; 45 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Swailes is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 590,324. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 21 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 41 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Swailes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swailes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swailes last name expanded 646 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swailes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Swailes surname are 22.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Swailes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.34% less than the national average, earning R 125,148 per year; in United States they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $40,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $46,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swailles931/
Swales927,007/
Swails921,416/
Swiles922/
Sweales8663/
Swaeles8643/
Swayles867/
Swalles867/
Swaills861/
Swalies861/
Swals831/
Swils831/
Schwales802/
Swalls77216/
Swalec77153/
Suales77130/
Swaels77115/
Suiles7710/
Swalis777/
Swalsh771/
Swalez771/
Swills771/
Swlesz771/
Swalze771/
Sweles771/
Swyles770/
Szwalec71199/
Swillis7127/
Sweilej714/
Szwalis711/
Swaalls711/
Swalish711/
Svalesh711/
Schwalje67183/
Schwalls6759/
Szwaglis6716/
Swels6711/
Suittles672/
Suals672/
Schuales671/
Schwiels671/
Szhwalje671/
Schwills670/
Swalz670/
Shuilles670/

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