Swalo Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4621:36,2124,224
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Swalo (101) may also be a first name.

Swalo Last Name Facts

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

Swalo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swalo? popularity and diffusion

Swalo is the 256,222nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,735,248 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swalo are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swalo is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 101 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 36,212. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 28 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Swalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swalo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swallo911,406/
Swaluo911/
Swalos911/
Swallop8334/
Swaitlo835/
Swalloo831/
Swala801,283/
Sualo8097/
Swelo8021/
Swolo801/
Svalo801/
Sbalo801/
Schwatlo77132/
Swacillo771/
Schwallo771/
Schwaloa771/
Swallous770/
Shwala73913/
Swalla73218/
Suallo73153/
Szwala73129/
Swalah7359/
Swalha7354/
Sbailo7343/
Sualoa7329/
Swalga7324/
Swahla738/
Sualio738/
Swalia735/
Swaala733/
Swaila732/
Svalos732/
Swalau732/
Hswala731/
Svaloh731/
Sualoi731/
Sweala731/
Zwailo731/
Shualo731/
Schwattlo712/
Swallah67649/
Shuhalo67193/
Swalaha6726/
Swallia6726/
Shvahlo6719/
Szwalla6715/
Shwahla6710/
Swalhah675/
Souhalo674/
Shwaila674/
Shwalla673/
Schwala672/
Swallau671/
Shvailo671/
Swailas671/
Swaylia671/
Sualioh671/
Schwolo671/
Szwajło671/
Swhalla671/
Swailah671/
Swahlia671/
Schvalo670/

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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 Swalo
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