Swainland Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swainland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swainland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

Swainland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swainland is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swainland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Swainland occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Swainland live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 42 percent are found, Greater London, where 38 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Swainland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swainland has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swainland Last Name Statistics demography

Swainland earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.69% more than the national average, earning R 308,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinland9434/
Swanland9426/
Swanlan880/
Swenland8218/
Svanland826/
Schwaenland801/
Svenland7114/
Suanlian712/
Suanlang711/
Schwainlein701/
Xuanlan634/
Schweinlein609/
Suanlong597/
Chuanlan591/
Chuanlian562/
Suanloung561/
Schwamlein5333/
Chuanliang533/

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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 Swainland
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