Swebu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Swebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Swebu (49) may also be a first name.

Swebu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swebu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Swebu.

How Common Is The Last Name Swebu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swebu is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Swebu are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Swebu is also the 1,430,306th most frequent forename globally, borne by 49 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Swebu Last Name Statistics demography

Swebu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.57% less than the national average, earning R 143,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweibu911/
Suebu801,107/
Swabu8042/
Swibu803/
Xwebu802/
Sweihbou771/
Swaibu734,090/
Shuebu7310/
Shwabu737/
Suebut736/
Suhebu735/
Suebui731/
Shwibu731/
Chwebu731/
Swaabu731/
Suebou731/
Swabhu731/
Shwaibu67370/
Souebou6725/
Svebeus6712/
Swaibou673/
Sweevui671/
Shwaybu671/
Swahabu671/
Shuebou671/
Suebouh671/
Zweibau671/
Shwuibu671/
Swaybhu671/

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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 Swebu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis