Swatson Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Swatson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swatson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swatson Last Name Facts

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

Swatson is found most frequently in Ghana. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swatson.

How Common Is The Last Name Swatson? popularity and diffusion

Swatson is the 203,734th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,568,828 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Swatson live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Beside Ghana this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Swatson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swatson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swatson surname increased 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swatson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swatson surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Swatson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swatzson931/
Swatzon861/
Suatsong80275/
Swatshane752/
Swaattsan751/
Sveadtson750/
Suatsom7111/
Swadsan714/
Suadsong6715/
Sweidson671/
Shuadsong631/
Shvattsen631/
Shvaytsen631/
Schwatzen630/
Suazon62120/
Swacen624/
Swazan623/
Swacan621/
Schweidson5913/
Sweazen5730/
Suadsom577/
Suachon572/
Suhaizon533/
Swadchan531/
Sweitzen531/
Svoytsen531/
Sweitzan530/
Chuadsong501/
Schwachan500/

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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 Swatson
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