Swanney Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Swanney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swanney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1081:49,5724,299
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
England531:1,051,28451,324
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Samoa41:48,452659
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1741:21,5132,087
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Swanney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swanney is found most in Scotland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swanney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 887,624th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. Swanney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Swanney live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Scotland, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 49,572. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Orkney, where 44 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 15 percent live and Renfrewshire, where 10 percent live. Outside of Scotland Swanney exists in 8 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 21 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Swanney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swanney has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Swanney last name declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swanney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swanney surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Swanney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.28% more than the national average, earning $49,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.05% more than the national average, earning $65,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swainney931/
Sweanney930/
Swaney925,712/
Swanne9240/
Swanny9219/
Swinney867,426/
Sweaney86978/
Swannie86264/
Swayney86141/
Swainey8687/
Swahney8645/
Swaeney8618/
Swannee868/
Shwaney861/
Swainne861/
Swaneyh861/
Swannay860/
Sweanny860/
Swaaney860/
Swane83797/
Swany83123/
Swangnet803/
Sweaneys802/
Swaynnee801/
Sweatney801/
Schwanny801/
Swanne's801/
Swathney800/
Swangner800/
Swaine773,674/
Swayne773,643/
Swiney773,008/
Sweany77970/
Sweney77817/
Shwany77147/
Swange7797/
Swinne7766/
Shwane7765/
Swanyi7750/
Swanep7750/
Swanay7737/
Swanes7737/
Swanni7737/
Suanny7731/
Swahne7720/
Svanne7717/
Swanie7711/
Swanna7710/
Suanne778/
Svaney776/
Swanee775/
Szwane775/
Suaney774/
Swainy772/
Swahny772/
Swoney771/
Swanae771/
Swanez771/
Swaneh771/
Swanhe771/
Swajne770/
Swaany770/
Swaeny770/
Swagne770/
Swangneat753/
Sweeney71114,391/
Schwane71395/
Swinnea71212/
Swaynie7180/
Sweneya7123/
Suannes7113/
Swanaya7112/
Swagner716/
Swayner715/
Sueanne713/
Swaynes713/
Swauner712/
Sweiney712/
Swineey712/
Swooney711/
Swaniya711/
Swannjt711/
Shwhany711/
Swienny711/
Swahane711/
Swahany711/
Swainge711/
Swanayi711/
Swanets711/
Swanhei711/
Swatner711/
Swaynee711/
Suannoy711/
Swannah711/
Shwayne711/
Swangeh711/
Shwaner711/
Swannid711/
Shwahny711/
Swannoi711/
Suhanny711/
Swayene711/
Swaanay711/
Swaines710/
Swayine710/
Swattny710/
Sweeany710/
Sweyney710/
Swasner710/
Sweanie710/
Schwany710/
Swonner710/
Swieney710/
Sweanay710/
Sueaney710/
Sweneey710/
Swheney710/
Svinney710/
Swana679,822/
Svane672,842/
Swani672,258/
Sbane67280/
Sweny67251/
Suane67154/
Swine6764/
Swene6758/
Schwanna6718/
Swanj6714/
Svany678/
Schwahne678/
Suany673/
Sweeneye673/
Schwanee672/
Schwanet672/
Swweeney672/
Szwajner672/
Swone671/
Ssweeney671/
Shwaniya671/
Swanh671/
Suanneii671/
Sehewane671/
Xwane671/
Shwayneh671/
Swangnat671/
Suayanny671/
Swannath670/
Swannach670/
Schwaine670/
Swayiner670/
Schwanea670/
Swatnetz670/
Sweeneey670/
Sweeneyy670/

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Swanney Reference & Research

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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 Swanney
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