Swaney Surname

84,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Swaney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3161:68,1837,928
Australia1321:204,51319,950
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Canada371:995,82774,831
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland731:51,2773,490
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0571:47,5115,442

Swaney (29) may also be a first name.

Swaney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swaney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Swaney.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,572nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,275,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Swaney are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Swaney is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 29 people.

Swaney is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,316 people, or 1 in 68,183. In The United States Swaney is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Swaney exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

Swaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swaney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swaney last name increased 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swaney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swaney last name are 16.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swaney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 329.86% more than the national average, earning R 1,021,510 per year; in United States they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $40,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.46% less than the national average, earning $43,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweaney92978/
Swanney92303/
Swayney92141/
Swainey9287/
Swahney9245/
Swaeney9218/
Shwaney921/
Swaneyh921/
Swaaney920/
Swane91797/
Swany91123/
Sweaneys862/
Swainney861/
Sweatney861/
Sweanney860/
Swathney860/
Swaine833,674/
Swayne833,643/
Swiney833,008/
Sweany83970/
Sweney83817/
Shwany83147/
Swange8397/
Shwane8365/
Swanyi8350/
Swanep8350/
Swanne8340/
Swanay8337/
Swanes8337/
Swahne8320/
Swanny8319/
Swanie8311/
Svaney836/
Swanee835/
Szwane835/
Suaney834/
Swainy832/
Swahny832/
Swoney831/
Swanae831/
Swanez831/
Swaneh831/
Swanhe831/
Swajne830/
Swaany830/
Swaeny830/
Swagne830/
Sweeney77114,391/
Swinney777,426/
Schwane77395/
Swannie77264/
Swaynie7780/
Sweneya7723/
Swanaya7712/
Swannee778/
Swagner776/
Swayner775/
Swaynes773/
Swauner772/
Sweiney772/
Swineey772/
Swooney771/
Swaniya771/
Shwhany771/
Swahane771/
Swahany771/
Swainge771/
Swainne771/
Swanayi771/
Swanets771/
Swanhei771/
Swatner771/
Swaynee771/
Shwayne771/
Swangeh771/
Shwaner771/
Shwahny771/
Swayene771/
Swaanay771/
Swaines770/
Swannay770/
Swayine770/
Swattny770/
Sweanny770/
Sweeany770/
Sweyney770/
Swasner770/
Sweanie770/
Schwany770/
Swieney770/
Sweanay770/
Sueaney770/
Sweneey770/
Swheney770/
Swana739,822/
Svane732,842/
Swani732,258/
Sbane73280/
Sweny73251/
Suane73154/
Swine7364/
Swene7358/
Swanj7314/
Svany738/
Suany733/
Swone731/
Swanh731/
Xwane731/
Schwahne718/
Sweeneye713/
Swangnet713/
Schwanee712/
Schwanet712/
Swweeney712/
Szwajner712/
Ssweeney711/
Shwaniya711/
Swaynnee711/
Sehewane711/
Schwanny711/
Swanne's711/
Shwayneh711/
Schwaine710/
Swayiner710/
Schwanea710/
Swatnetz710/
Sweeneey710/
Sweeneyy710/
Swangner710/
Suaner671,036/
Suanes67810/
Swinea67432/
Suanez67426/
Svanes67378/
Shwani67285/
Shweny67200/
Swenea67150/
Chwane67126/
Shwana67111/
Svanoe6789/
Svanøe6775/
Sweene6771/
Suanet6767/
Swinne6766/
Suanie6751/
Swoner6747/
Suhany6743/
Swanni6737/
Shwene6732/
Suanny6731/
Swaina6730/
Swenie6727/
Svanep6726/
Suanei6718/
Svanne6717/
Suange6716/
Swaini6713/
Svanøy6713/
Swanah6711/
Swanna6710/
Swanér679/
Suanne678/
Svange675/
Zwaane675/
Jswani674/
Suanoe674/
Sbaine674/
Suanoy674/
Swatna674/
Swahni673/
Swamni673/
Swojanaya673/
Suanyo673/
Swonhe673/
Sweani673/
Shbane673/
Swangneat673/
Shvane672/
Swanas672/
Svaniy672/
Svanyi672/
Swaani672/
Suayne672/
Shuany672/
Hswani672/
Swaana672/
Schwagner671/
Schweeney671/
Swenhe671/
Swiene671/
Svhane671/
Swaena671/
Swanoa671/
Swasnj671/
Swayni671/
Sweiny671/
Svahny671/
Svanhe671/
Zwwane671/
Suanea671/
Suanje671/
Svaner671/
Svanet671/
Svaine671/
Swhani671/
Swonie671/
D'Sweeney671/
Swanou671/
Shwaaneeh671/
Szwani671/
Swenay670/
Sueney670/
Swinee670/
Swauna670/
Swainj670/
Sweniy670/

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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 Swaney
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