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 last name Sweatnam is more commonly found in Guyana than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweatnam? popularity and diffusion

Sweatnam is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sweatnam are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The last name Sweatnam is most frequently occurring in Guyana, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,222. In Guyana Sweatnam is mostly concentrated in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Guyana this last name occurs 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 prevalency of Sweatnam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweatnam last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweatnam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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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