Swanigan Surname

248,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,598 people bear this surname

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

Swanigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swanigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5831:228,97022,084
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Swanigan Last Name Facts

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

Swanigan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swanigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 248,603rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,560,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Swanigan live; 85 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Swanigan is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,583 people, or 1 in 228,970. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 16 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Swanigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swanigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swanigan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swanigan surname are 19.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swanigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.07% less than the national average, earning $29,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.37% more than the national average, earning $59,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swannigan9435/
Swainigan942/
Swanaigan941/
Sweanigan940/
Swanegan88183/
Swanigon885/
Swonigan885/
Swanugan881/
Swannegan826/
Swenegan751/
Swanegon751/
Swonegan750/
Svenegan630/

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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 Swanigan
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