Swanns Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Swanns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swanns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Swanns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swanns occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Swanns.

How Common Is The Last Name Swanns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Swanns is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Swanns live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Swanns is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 80 percent are found and California, where 20 percent are found.

Swanns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swanns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swanns last name decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swans91126/
Swaans83874/
Swains8338/
Swanse835/
Swanss830/
Schwans77107/
Swannjt771/
Swanz73125/
Svans7379/
Suans7354/
Swams733/
Swons730/
Schwanse7166/
Schwansh711/
Schwanst710/
Suanse67302/
Swance67116/
Svenns6796/
Swaims6754/
Sweins6751/
Svanæs6740/
Shbans6716/
Svansø6712/
Szwanz677/
Shwanz676/
Swanze675/
Shvans674/
Svanås671/
Suanst671/
Zwansh671/

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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 Swanns
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis