Swamy Surname

11,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Swamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India40,7371:18,8301,469
United States1,1651:311,12428,524
United Arab Emirates1,0011:9,1531,147
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Fiji7541:1,186145
Oman6441:5,727825
Qatar2561:9,2111,005
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Australia1961:137,73314,860
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
England1741:320,21923,859
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Belize61:59,2462,743
China61:227,886,92811,701
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Swamy (26,188) may also be a first name.

Swamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swamy (Hindi: स्वामी, Marathi: सं, Oriya: ାମୀ) is found most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swamy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swamy is the 11,943rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 155,001 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Swamy reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 30,883rd most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 26,188 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 40,737 people, or 1 in 18,830. In India Swamy is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 38 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 34 percent live and Karnataka, where 8 percent live. Other than India it exists in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Swamy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swamy surname are 5.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Swamy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning R 73,824 per year; in United States they earn 34.25% more than the national average, earning $57,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swammy91193/
Swaamy9129/
Swamiy918/
Swamay915/
Shwamy914/
Sswamy914/
Sweamy913/
Swamuy913/
Swamey912/
Swwamy911/
Swamyi911/
Swasmy911/
Swaimy910/
Schwamy832/
Swaammy831/
Swami80110,427/
Swama80166/
Swame8057/
Svamy8029/
Swemy805/
Suamy803/
Swomy802/
Shwami7399/
Swaami7353/
Swammi7337/
Suamey7336/
Swamie7334/
Swamee7324/
Swaime7317/
Chwamy7317/
Swamai7310/
Swaimi737/
Swommy733/
Suammy733/
Swamid733/
Shwame732/
Swwami732/
Swamio732/
Swamii732/
Swaymi731/
Swauma731/
Suamyo731/
Suamay731/
Sswami731/
Svamay731/
Sweami731/
Swayme731/
Swamma731/
Swamhi731/
Swhami731/
Swaima731/
Sweemy730/
Swemey730/
Swomey730/
Xwaymay6762/
Swatmee6722/
Sweemey677/
Suhamiy673/
Swaamee673/
Swatmit672/
Swammie672/
Suhamey671/
Schwame671/
Shweami671/
Souhamy671/
Suamaya671/
Swammer671/
Swamaja671/
Swaymer670/
Swaimes670/
Shwamer670/

Swamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swamy in the Hindi language
स्वामीsvami-
Swamy in the Marathi language
संsam-
Swamy in the Oriya language
ାମୀami26.67
ଟାମୀtami20
ାମିami13.33
ୱାଇwa'i13.33
ରାମrama6.67
ୱଲାwala6.67
ଟାମିtami6.67
ରାମୀrami6.67

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  • 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 Swamy
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