Sweatnam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Sweatnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweatnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana101:76,2225,818
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sweatnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweatnam is found in Guyana more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sweatnam.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweatnam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sweatnam reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

It is most commonly held in Guyana, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,222. In Guyana it is primarily concentrated in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent are found. Not including Guyana it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 18 percent are found.

Sweatnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sweatnam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sweatnam last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweatnam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sweatnam last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Sweatnam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweatnham9411/
Sweathnam941/
Swetnam931,193/
Swatnam932/
Sweatenham891/
Sweetnam881,628/
Sweatnan880/
Swanam8612/
Sweetenam825/
Shwanam809/
Swetnan806/
Sweenam801/
Swaunam801/
Swetnom800/
Switnam800/
Sueangam75366/
Swetnant757/
Sweetnan751/
Swwhanam751/
Swanasem751/
Swangnam751/
Sweettenham740/
Suanam7123/
Swanan7117/
Sbanam714/
Suenam712/
Svanam712/
Swenan710/
Suengam6745/
Shbanam6717/
Suangam6714/
Shvanam6710/
Suamnam673/
Suanaum672/
Swangan672/
Suanaim671/
Shbenam671/
Swainan670/
Suesnam670/
Switnan670/

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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
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  • 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 Sweatnam
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