Sweat Surname

45,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sweat Surname Definition:

Same as Suet.

Sweat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1411:32,5344,061
Israel2071:41,3415,635
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
India121:63,922,115578,870
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7661:28,4363,477

Sweat (344) may also be a first name.

Sweat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Suet.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sweat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweat (Oriya: େସତ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweat? popularity and diffusion

Sweat is the 45,396th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 637,525 people. The last name Sweat is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sweat reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sweat is also the 470,492nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 344 people.

The last name Sweat is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11,141 people, or 1 in 32,534. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Sweat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sweat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sweat last name expanded 631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sweat last name are 23.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sweat earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.96% less than the national average, earning $38,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.76% less than the national average, earning $28,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweatt915,300/
Sweate915/
Sweath911/
Sweadt911/
Sweeat910/
Swat893,474/
Swet89287/
Sweatte83174/
Schweat832/
Sweet8088,406/
Swett805,280/
Swate80362/
Swete80308/
Swait80279/
Swatt80228/
Szwat80219/
Sweit80183/
Sweth8071/
Swead8063/
Szwet8033/
Sswat8029/
Shwet8020/
Swath8019/
Swiet8016/
Shwat8011/
Swedt807/
Swezt801/
Swayt801/
Sveat801/
Swaat801/
Swwet801/
Sueat800/
Shweihat77210/
Shwiehat771/
Szwast73414/
Sbehat73201/
Shweet73174/
Swette73126/
Sweett73115/
Szwedt73114/
Sweitz7387/
Sweete7379/
Swathe7378/
Schwat7358/
Swetts7333/
Shweth7323/
Shwatz7313/
Shweit7311/
Schwet739/
Swaith734/
Szwetz734/
Swetch733/
Swayat733/
Sweeth733/
Swajit732/
Swatte732/
Szwest732/
Szwatt732/
Shwate731/
Sweyad731/
Sweyte731/
Swaatt731/
Swaett731/
Swaitz731/
Swauth731/
Swaths731/
Soueat731/
Shwait731/
Szwats731/
Swacht731/
Sweute731/
Swaedt731/
Shwete731/
Swahat731/
Sueath731/
Swaits730/
Sueatt730/
Swaatz730/
Shwath730/
Sveatt730/
Sveats730/
Swhatz730/
Sweagy730/
Swaizt730/
Swattz730/
Swwett730/
Swatcz730/
Svet673,942/
Suat673,096/
Swad672,806/
Swed671,769/
Shwayat671,212/
Schwedt671,127/
Suet67851/
Swit67737/
Svat67318/
Schweit67118/
Sbat67116/
Zwet67101/
Schwait6766/
Swyt6761/
Schwate6726/
Schwets6720/
Swaitch6717/
Shwiyat6713/
Schweth677/
Sbet675/
Schwatt674/
Schwadt674/
Swigget673/
Schwats672/
Shwehet672/
Schwiet671/
Shweitz671/
Swahait671/
Swaiots671/
Swedowa671/
Schwete671/
Xwat671/
Schwatp671/
Swetova671/
D'Sweet671/
Sbeihat671/
Swessts671/
Swheitz671/
Shwattz671/
Sweethe671/
Schwazt670/
Swagget670/
Swahatz670/
Swechts670/

Sweat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweat in the Oriya language
େସତesata-

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