Swam Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3741:473,64423,870
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
India671:11,448,737210,278
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Swam (275) may also be a first name.

Swam Last Name Facts

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

Swam (Arabic: سوام, Hindi: स्वम, Oriya: ାମ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,801st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Swam live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 535,844th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 275 people.

The last name Swam is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 473,644. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 76 percent live, Kano, where 7 percent live and Taraba, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Swam occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Swam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swam last name expanded 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swam surname are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.15% less than the national average, earning R 137,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $49,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaim897,743/
Shwam89102/
Swame8957/
Swaam8911/
Szwam894/
Swamt892/
Swamm891/
Schwam80666/
Swaime8017/
Shwame802/
Swayme801/
Swwaim801/
Swaham800/
Swathm800/
Swaimm800/
Swan7568,329/
Swom75269/
Suam75265/
Svam7534/
Sbam7510/
Xwam751/
Schwamm73742/
Schwamn738/
Schwaim734/
Schwame731/
Shwatem731/
Schwaym731/
Schwaum730/
Schwamt730/
Swain67670,180/
Swann6731,078/
Swahn671,149/
Swane67797/
Swaan67408/
Suame67372/
Shwan67307/
Szwan67271/
Swayn67266/
Shvam6769/
Swean6743/
Shwom6738/
Sweum6736/
Swaun6735/
Svame6730/
Suamn6711/
Szwom6711/
Swoom676/
Shuam675/
Swhan673/
Svaim672/
Chwam672/
Zwaam672/
Swuan672/
Swwan672/
Jswan672/
Sbaim671/
Swajn671/
Swanh671/
Suaam671/
Sbaum671/
Xwajm671/
Sbham671/
Shwaimeh671/
Schwamme671/
Sweim670/
Swanc670/

Swam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swam in the Hindi language
स्वमsvama-
Swam in the Oriya language
ାମama93.33
ଦାମdama6.67
Swam in the Arabic language
سوامswam-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swam
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