Sweai Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Sweai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Sweai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweai occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sweai.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,453,389th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Sweai are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Levant.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 304,536. Not including Iraq this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 12 percent reside and Syria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweiaid831/
Swahi8050/
Swaie807/
Sbeai802/
Sweay802/
Swaea801/
Sueai801/
Schwei73245/
Swayei7349/
Sueyai737/
Shwehi732/
Suejai731/
Swyjai731/
Swuaid731/
Suawei731/
Suowei731/
Shueai731/
Suieai731/
Swaeay731/
Sbeyai731/
Suai67796/
Swie67507/
Suei6735/
Sweyaye6721/
Sweijer6719/
Swagiay6715/
Swae6714/
Swji678/
Sbeiyai672/
Sweeaey671/
Sbeïyai671/
Schwahi671/
Schwaea671/
Sweijji671/
Swaijje671/
Shuowei671/
Swja671/
Swje671/
Sueajai671/
Schwaie670/

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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 Sweai
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