Swainstone Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swainstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Swainstone Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Swainstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swainstone occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swainstone? popularity and diffusion

Swainstone is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Swainstone live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Swainstone is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Swainstone is most prevalent in: Durham, where 80 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent reside.

Swainstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swainstone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swainston952,143/
Swanstone9516/
Swanston892,819/
Swinston8977/
Swannston841/
Swenstone840/
Swenston7820/
Swancton781/
Swanstom781/
Suanston780/
Swanzton780/
Swanstoom741/
Svanstam566/
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Swainstone Reference & Research

Swanston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Swainstone
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