Swash Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swash Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Svasi; in the Domesday Book, Suauis; from the German, Swazina; a personal name.

Swash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5721:97,40910,329
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
India171:45,121,493474,784
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Wales281:56,0152,800
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Swash (31) may also be a first name.

Swash Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Svasi; in the Domesday Book, Suauis; from the German, Swazina; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Swash Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swash is most common in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swash? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swash is the 485,250th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,638,753 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Swash are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 31 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 97,409. In England Swash is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Essex, where 14 percent are found and Merseyside, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England Swash occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Swash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swash has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Swash surname increased 364 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swash Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Swash earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning R 219,984 per year; in United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $46,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swashe913/
Swaish910/
Swas8927/
Swaiseh83199/
Shwaish8321/
Sweaseh831/
Swase80114/
Swais80109/
Swass8063/
Swach8036/
Sweas8036/
Sbash8011/
Sways804/
Swesh803/
Svash802/
Zwash801/
Swasd801/
Swosh800/
Swaus800/
Swads800/
Szwast73414/
Swoish73232/
Swaich73198/
Szwach73137/
Swaiss7367/
Sweish7313/
Swayse736/
Swuase736/
Sbhash733/
Schwas733/
Sweach732/
Shwach732/
Shbash732/
Swacht731/
Szwats731/
Swasse731/
S'Ways731/
Swachz731/
Suashe731/
Szwasz731/
Swaths731/
Swathc731/
Swaits730/
Schwausch71249/
Schwaisch711/
Schwass671,147/
Schwach671,036/
Suas67176/
Zwas6747/
Swaitch6717/
Shwatse677/
Swaz677/
Swaj677/
Svas677/
Swac674/
Sbas673/
Schwahz673/
Schwats672/
Shwajch672/
Schwads672/
Suhashe671/
Svashth671/
Schwasz671/
Swatche671/
Swax671/
Sweisch670/
Swahatz670/
Schwaas670/

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