Sweaton Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sweaton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweaton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Scotland221:243,35512,191
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sweaton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweaton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweaton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sweaton is the 1,943,350th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Sweaton reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Sweaton is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 50 percent are found, Cornwall, where 17 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Sweaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sweaton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sweaton last name rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweaton Last Name Statistics demography

Sweaton earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.88% more than the national average, earning $55,611 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaton92317/
Sweton925/
Sweathoon881/
Swatton86917/
Sweeton86737/
Swieton86287/
Sweiton862/
Swatoon861/
Swathon860/
Sueathon8063/
Sueatong801/
Swatthon801/
Sweetong801/
Suaton77262/
Switon77136/
Svaton77121/
Swatan77105/
Swatoń7723/
Swatun775/
Swetan774/
Sveton774/
Sueton771/
Sueathong75499/
Swatthong7517/
Swatonová754/
Suatton7165/
Swyston7123/
Suetong7123/
Shwatun7118/
Sweetan7114/
Swethan719/
Swestun719/
Sveatun717/
Suatong715/
Swietoń714/
Shwetan713/
Suetton712/
Sweatam711/
Swettan711/
Swehtun711/
Swithon710/
Suathong67277/
Suethong6769/
Sueatang6713/
Swethane679/
Shvatoon674/
Schwiton672/
Shwuatun671/
Shbatoon671/
Shwetang671/
Sueathom671/
Suathone671/
Swettand670/

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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 Sweaton
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