Sways Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sways Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Sways Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sways Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sways is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sways? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sways is the 8,968,613th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Sways is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Sways live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Sways Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sways has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swayse | 91 | 6 | / |
| S'Ways | 91 | 1 | / |
| Swayes | 91 | 0 | / |
| Swas | 89 | 27 | / |
| Swys | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swayise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swash | 80 | 685 | / |
| Swase | 80 | 114 | / |
| Swais | 80 | 109 | / |
| Swass | 80 | 63 | / |
| Sweas | 80 | 36 | / |
| Sweys | 80 | 25 | / |
| Swyst | 80 | 25 | / |
| Swysz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Swysh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Swaes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swasd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swads | 80 | 0 | / |
| Swaus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shwayish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Szwast | 73 | 414 | / |
| Swaiss | 73 | 67 | / |
| Swijas | 73 | 12 | / |
| Swaies | 73 | 7 | / |
| Swuase | 73 | 6 | / |
| Swashe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Schwas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Swasse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szwats | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swayez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swaths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szwasz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swaish | 73 | 0 | / |
| Swaits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Svayse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schwass | 67 | 1,147 | / |
| Swaiseh | 67 | 199 | / |
| Suas | 67 | 176 | / |
| Svys | 67 | 160 | / |
| Swis | 67 | 105 | / |
| Zwas | 67 | 47 | / |
| Shvayts | 67 | 41 | / |
| Shwaish | 67 | 21 | / |
| Swes | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shwatse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Swaz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Swaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Svas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Swac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sbas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schwads | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schwats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schwasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweaseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwaas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sways
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