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

The last name Swainton is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swainton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swainton is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Swainton reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

Swainton is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most prevalent in: Durham, where 57 percent are found, Merseyside, where 29 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Swainton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swainton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Swainton last name decreased 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
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  • 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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