Swap Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Swap Surname Definition:

SWAIP: William Swape admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1595 (NSCM., I, p. 88), is also in record in the following year (CRA., p. 174). Patrick Suap, indweller and creimer (stall-keeper) in Aberdeen, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 262), may be Patrick Swap, merchant there, 1722 (Aberdeen CR.

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Swap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
India231:33,350,669396,143
England101:5,571,806158,774
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland311:120,7495,564
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Swap (168) may also be a first name.

Swap Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SWAIP: William Swape admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1595 (NSCM., I, p. 88), is also in record in the following year (CRA., p. 174). Patrick Suap, indweller and creimer (stall-keeper) in Aberdeen, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 262), may be Patrick Swap, merchant there, 1722 (Aberdeen CR.). John Swaipe, brother to William Swaipe, merchant burgess of Aberdeen, 1701 (ROA., I, p. 247).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Swap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swap (Bengali: স্বপ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname Swap occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Swap are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Swap is also the 705,855th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 168 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Swap is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 84 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 14 percent are found and Bougainville, where 2 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Swap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swap has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swap Last Name Statistics demography

Swap earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $49,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swapp891,063/
Swaap8963/
Sweap8917/
Shwap8916/
Swape899/
Swaip891/
Swaup890/
Schwap8033/
Swaipe8014/
Swaphe803/
Sweape801/
Swuape801/
Swaaps800/
Swab751,118/
Svap75449/
Suap7542/
Sbap7521/
Swop755/
Schwapp7360/
Schwaps732/
Schwatp731/
Schwape731/
Schwaap731/
Schwaup730/
Swope6711,679/
Swaib67738/
Swaab67549/
Szwab67380/
Shwab67138/
Suape6753/
Zwaap6746/
Swoop6729/
Svasp6719/
Shuap679/
Schwappe676/
Swhab672/
Swopt671/
Shvap671/
Swopf671/
Swops671/
Xwahp671/
Swaav671/
Swaub671/
Svaap671/
Svape671/
Suapp671/
Shbap671/
Swahb671/
Swabh671/
Swopp670/
Swuab670/

Swap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swap in the Bengali language
স্বপsbapa-

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