Swainton Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Swainton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swainton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Swainton Last Name Facts

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

Swainton is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swainton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Swainton live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Swainton is most widely held in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most numerous in: Durham, where 57 percent reside, Merseyside, where 29 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Swainton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swainton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinton936,018/
Swanton933,211/
Swienton88159/
Swantong881/
Swinnton880/
Swenton80233/
Suanton804/
Suantong7513/
Swantang751/
Swientoń751/
Suanthong71829/
Suantan6718/
Sventon673/
Swantam671/
Svintan671/
Chuanton6326/
Swenthan633/
Suantane633/
Suanthan631/
Suhantan631/
Suamthong5951/
Suanthang592/
Chuantong591/
Chuanthong5611/
Chueanthong534/
Xuantan531/
Chuantan5033/

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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 Swainton
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