Swe Surname

3,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Swe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar182,9131:28458
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Liberia91:489,83723,279
India81:95,883,173728,828
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Swe (22,674) may also be a first name.

Swe Last Name Facts

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

Swe (Arabic: سوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ, Oriya: େ) is found in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,065th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 39,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Swe reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Swe is also the 34,386th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 22,674 people.

The surname Swe is most frequent in Myanmar, where it is held by 182,913 people, or 1 in 284. Apart from Myanmar this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Swe Last Name Statistics demography

Swe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 211.58% more than the national average, earning R 740,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwe86137,230/
Swee863,694/
Swie86507/
Swei86261/
Sweh86158/
Swea8653/
Hswe8611/
Swey865/
Swej864/
Swue864/
Szwe862/
Sweu861/
Swwe861/
Swje861/
Swhe861/
Xswe861/
Sw808,414/
Sweih751,804/
Szwej75624/
Szwez7592/
Schwe7559/
Szwer7536/
Sweas7536/
Szwet7533/
Sweys7525/
Sjwed7521/
Swedh759/
Shwee757/
Swedt757/
Shwes756/
Szwei753/
Szwep753/
Szwes753/
Hswee752/
Szwey752/
Szweć752/
Swess751/
Shwie751/
Swezt751/
Zswed751/
Swieh751/
Shwea751/
Sweey751/
Swwet751/
Sweea751/
Sweee751/
Shwey750/
Sweds750/
Swiej750/
Sue6727,092/
Swa671,046/
Shweih67792/
Szwech67553/
Sweiss67499/
Schwei67245/
Swi67234/
Sve67222/
Hsw67131/
Shw67125/
Szwedt67114/
Schwey67109/
Shweij67100/
Sweitz6787/
Swj6777/
Swy6770/
Schwez6765/
Schwie6761/
Swetts6733/
Swh6732/
Ssw6719/
Shweer6717/
Sweijs6716/
Sweijd6714/
Sbe6713/
Schwep6711/
Shweit6711/
Schwet679/
Shwehy677/
Sweihd675/
Zsw675/
Sjw675/
Szwetz674/
Sweeds674/
Swetch673/
Shweyd673/
Sweach672/
Schweh672/
Szwest672/
Shweis672/
Sweehy671/
Sweisz671/
Szweeh671/
Swaaye671/
Swuech671/
Szwedz671/
Szwejs671/
Sweeph671/
Sweihj671/
Sweadt671/
Sweesz670/
Swuher670/
Swwett670/
Sweess670/

Swe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swe in the Oriya language
e-
Swe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮsw66.67
ﺍﺳﻮﺍaswa33.33
Swe in the Arabic language
سويswy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swe
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