Swavley Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Swavley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swavley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia471:574,37741,856
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swavley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swavley is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swavley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Swavley live; 94 percent live in Australasia and 94 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 574,377. In Australia Swavley is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 62 percent live, South Australia, where 23 percent live and Queensland, where 11 percent live. Beside Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Greece, where 2 percent live.

Swavley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swavley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swavley last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swabley869/
Swawley860/
Swavler860/
Sweavely800/
Swable7721/
Swably7713/
Suavle771/
Sweavelly750/
Swaible710/
Swaibly710/
Schwable6799/
Szwabler671/
Suavelly670/
Schwevly670/
Schwabler637/
Schwoevle633/
Schwaible631/
Schuavely630/
Suavla623/
Shuable571/
Sweible571/
Schwäble53151/
Schwöble5333/
Suanploy537/
Schuawle535/
Suanplee535/
Schwabli534/
Schwoble531/
Schuable530/

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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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  • 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 Swavley
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