Swallo Surname

275,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swallo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swallo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3991:37,8424,364
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Swallo (11) may also be a first name.

Swallo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swallo is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swallo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swallo is the 275,902nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,183,176 people. The surname Swallo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swallo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swallo is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

The surname Swallo is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,399 people, or 1 in 37,842. In Tanzania Swallo is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 29 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 26 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Swallo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swallo has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Swallo last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swallop9234/
Swalloo921/
Swalo911,539/
Swacillo861/
Schwallo861/
Swallous860/
Swalla83218/
Suallo83153/
Swaluo831/
Swalos831/
Swallah77649/
Swallia7726/
Szwalla7715/
Swaitlo775/
Shwalla773/
Swallau771/
Swhalla771/
Swala731,283/
Sualo7397/
Swelo7321/
Sbalo731/
Swolo731/
Svalo731/
Suacillo71955/
Schwatlo71132/
Suasillo7113/
Schwaloa711/
Shwala67913/
Szwala67129/
Zwollo6790/
Sualla6777/
Swalah6759/
Swalha6754/
Sbailo6743/
Sualoa6729/
Swalga6724/
Svello6720/
Sualio678/
Zwalla678/
Swahla678/
Swalia675/
Swaala673/
Schwattlo672/
Swalau672/
Svalos672/
Swaila672/
Sualoi671/
Hswala671/
Svaloh671/
Sweala671/
Zwailo671/
Suacilllo671/
Shualo671/

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Swallo Reference & Research

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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 Swallo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis