Swania Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Swania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Swania (20) may also be a first name.

Swania Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swania occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swania? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Swania occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Swania live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. Swania is also the 2,446,817th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Swania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swania has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swania surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwania861/
Swanya831,053/
Suania8373/
Swenia8333/
Zwania8310/
Swonia832/
Svania831/
Svanias778/
Suaniat777/
Swainya774/
Swaunya774/
Swanjai771/
Shbania771/
Chwania771/
Swajnya771/
Swanhei771/
Sweenia770/
Suhaniap711/
Sua'ania711/
Swangnat711/
Schwanea710/
Suanya67384/
Suanja6720/
Suenia6715/
Suonia6711/
Svagna679/
Swangneat673/
Sbonia671/
Suanea671/
Suanha671/
Zwanja671/
Suanio671/
Svanya671/
Svanio671/

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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 Swania
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