Swalo Surname
Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname
Swalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,462 | 1:36,212 | 4,224 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Swalo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Swalo is the 256,222nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,735,248 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swalo live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Swalo is also the 940,641st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 101 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 36,212. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 28 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent live and Iringa Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
Swalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Swalo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swalo surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swallo | 91 | 1,406 | / |
| Swaluo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Swalos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Swallop | 83 | 34 | / |
| Swaitlo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Swalloo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swala | 80 | 1,283 | / |
| Sualo | 80 | 97 | / |
| Swelo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Swolo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Svalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sbalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schwatlo | 77 | 132 | / |
| Swacillo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwallo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwaloa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swallous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shwala | 73 | 913 | / |
| Swalla | 73 | 218 | / |
| Suallo | 73 | 153 | / |
| Szwala | 73 | 129 | / |
| Swalah | 73 | 59 | / |
| Swalha | 73 | 54 | / |
| Sbailo | 73 | 43 | / |
| Sualoa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Swalga | 73 | 24 | / |
| Swahla | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sualio | 73 | 8 | / |
| Swalia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Swaala | 73 | 3 | / |
| Swaila | 73 | 2 | / |
| Svalos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Swalau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hswala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svaloh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sualoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sweala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zwailo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shualo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schwattlo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Swallah | 67 | 649 | / |
| Shuhalo | 67 | 193 | / |
| Swalaha | 67 | 26 | / |
| Swallia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shvahlo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Szwalla | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shwahla | 67 | 10 | / |
| Swalhah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Souhalo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shwaila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shwalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schwala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swallau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shvailo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swailas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swaylia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sualioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szwajło | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swhalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swailah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swahlia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schvalo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Swalo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis