Where Does The Last Name Swaley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Swaley (Hindi: स्वाले, Marathi: वलेय) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Swaley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,305,105^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Swaley reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Swaley is also the 360,901^st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 545 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi Swaley is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Swaley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Swaley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Swaley surname increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.