Swanzy Surname

124,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Swanzy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swanzy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,0481:8,8651,206
United States5441:666,28553,204
England431:1,295,76958,667
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Swanzy (534) may also be a first name.

Swanzy Last Name Facts

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

Swanzy is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swanzy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,859th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,997,135 people. The surname Swanzy occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Swanzy reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Swanzy is also the 364,930th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 534 people.

Swanzy is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 3,048 people, or 1 in 8,865. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Swanzy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swanzy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swanzy surname expanded 971 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 478 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swanzy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Swanzy surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swanzy surname are 14.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

Swanzy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swanzey9278/
Swwanzy921/
Swancy83164/
Swanze835/
Swansy834/
Swanzi833/
Swanjy832/
Swanza830/
Swansey77289/
Swancey77185/
Swauncy7791/
Swanzer7717/
Swanzie774/
Swanzza771/
Swuansey717/
Swanchez713/
Schwanze711/
Schwanza710/
Schwansy710/
Swansi677,835/
Schwanzer67985/
Swance67116/
Swange6797/
Swangi6731/
Suanza6711/
Swanci679/
Swanse675/
Swansa674/
Suanze672/
Svancy671/
Schwantze671/
Szwantzer671/
Suancy671/

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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
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  • 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 Swanzy
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