Sweaney Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sweaney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweaney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:450,26038,563
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Israel321:267,42624,032
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

Sweaney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweaney has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweaney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweaney is the 368,021st most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,451,478 people. The last name Sweaney is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sweaney live; 83 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sweaney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 450,260. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 22 percent are found, Missouri, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Sweaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sweaney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 369 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweaney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sweaney last name are 24.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.52% registered to vote for the political party.

Sweaney earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $41,046 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweaneys932/
Sweatney931/
Sweanney930/
Swaney925,712/
Sweany92970/
Sweney92817/
Sweeney86114,391/
Swanney86303/
Swayney86141/
Swainey8687/
Swenney8677/
Swahney8645/
Sweneya8623/
Swaeney8618/
Sweiney862/
Swesney862/
Jsweney861/
Shwaney861/
Swaneyh861/
Swegney861/
Sweanny860/
Sweeany860/
Sweyney860/
Sweanie860/
Swaaney860/
Swieney860/
Sweanay860/
Sueaney860/
Sweneey860/
Swheney860/
Swane83797/
Sweny83251/
Swany83123/
Swene8358/
Sweenney805/
Sweeneye803/
Swweeney802/
Ssweeney801/
Swainney801/
Swathney800/
Sweeneey800/
Sweeneyy800/
Swaine773,674/
Swayne773,643/
Swiney773,008/
Swenne77303/
Shweny77200/
Swenea77150/
Shwany77147/
Swange7797/
Sweene7771/
Shwane7765/
Swanyi7750/
Swanep7750/
Swenje7747/
Swanne7740/
Swanay7737/
Swanes7737/
Shwene7732/
Swenie7727/
Swahne7720/
Swanny7719/
Swyney7717/
Swanie7711/
Svaney776/
Swanee775/
Szwane775/
Swener774/
Suaney774/
Sweani773/
Swainy772/
Swahny772/
Swenez771/
Swenhe771/
Swiene771/
Swanae771/
Swanez771/
Sweiny771/
Swaneh771/
Swanhe771/
Swenay770/
Sueney770/
Swajne770/
Swaany770/
Swaeny770/
Swagne770/
Sweniy770/
Sweeney's754/
Schweeney751/
D'Sweeney751/
Swinney717,426/
Sweenie71449/
Schwane71395/
Swannie71264/
Schwene7119/
Swanaya7112/
Sweenye719/
Swannee718/
Swagner716/
Sweenay715/
Swayner715/
Shwehne714/
Sueanne713/
Sweinie713/
Zweeney713/
Swenawe713/
Swaynes713/
Swauner712/
Swienie712/
Swineey712/
Swaniya711/
Shwhany711/
Swetner711/
Swienny711/
Swigney711/
Swiniey711/
Swahane711/
Swahany711/
Swainne711/
Swanayi711/
Swanets711/
Swanhei711/
Swatner711/
Swaynee711/
Sweeneyová711/
Sweenoy711/
Sweineh711/
Shwayne711/
Swangeh711/
Shwaner711/
Sueneya711/
Sweenei711/
Swehneh711/
Shwahny711/
Swayene711/
Shwieny711/
Swaanay711/
Swaines710/
Swannay710/
Swayine710/
Swattny710/
Swennea710/
Sweyner710/
Sweenez710/
Swasner710/
Swingey710/
Sweiner710/
Schwany710/
Shveney710/
Sweeneu710/
Sweynie710/
Swana679,822/
Svane672,842/
Swani672,258/
Sbane67280/
Swena67219/
Sweni67181/
Suane67154/
Swyny6797/
Szwetner6766/
Swine6764/
Schwener6754/
Sweyanga6727/
Suene6724/
Swiny6721/
Swanj6714/
Sbene6712/
Svany678/
Schwahne678/
Svene676/
Sueny675/
Shwehneh675/
Swyne675/
Zweny674/
Suany673/
Swangnet673/
Schwanee672/
Schwanet672/
Schweene672/
Szwajner672/
Schwenge672/
Sbeny672/
Schweine671/
Schweiny671/
Shwaniya671/
Sh'weine671/
Swanh671/
Swaynnee671/
Sweetnet671/
Swenh671/
Sehewane671/
Schwanny671/
Sweeyeni671/
Swanne's671/
Xwane671/
Shwayneh671/
Shwehnei671/
Swjne671/
Schwaine670/
Swayiner670/
Schweattner670/
Schwanea670/
Swatnetz670/
Schwenee670/
Swangner670/

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Sweaney Reference & Research

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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 Sweaney
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