Swails Surname

274,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname

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

Swails Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swails Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4031:258,34624,420
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Swails Last Name Facts

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

Swails is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swails? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swails is the 274,373rd most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,146,572 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Swails reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Swails is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,403 people, or 1 in 258,346. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Swails is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Swails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swails has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swails last name expanded 647 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swails Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Swails last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Swails surname are 22.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.08% registered to vote for the party.

Swails earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $41,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swailes921,327/
Swaills921/
Swals911/
Swils911/
Swailles861/
Swales837,007/
Swalls83216/
Swaels83115/
Swiles832/
Swills831/
Swalsh831/
Sweales7763/
Swaeles7743/
Swayles777/
Swalles777/
Swaalls771/
Swels7311/
Suals732/
Swalz730/
Schwalls7159/
Szwaglis7116/
Schwales712/
Schwiels711/
Schwills710/
Suales67130/
Svills6718/
Swells6716/
Chwals6710/
Suiles6710/
Svalås676/
Zwalsh673/
Svalse671/
Swoels671/
Swalze671/
Sweels671/
Sweles671/
Swalez671/
Svahls670/
Swallz670/
Swyles670/

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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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  • 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 Swails
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