Swed Surname
Approximately 1,769 people bear this surname
Swed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 948 | 1:55,846 | 6,094 |
| United States | 278 | 1:1,303,809 | 91,323 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Swed (881) may also be a first name.
Swed Demographics
Average Male Swed Height
172.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Swed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swed (Hindi: स्वेद) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swed? popularity and diffusion
The surname Swed is the 229,112th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,119,585 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Swed reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,923rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 881 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 948 people, or 1 in 55,846. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 19 percent live, Tabora Region, where 13 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.
Swed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Swed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swed Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Swed last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.57% being registered with the political party.
Swed earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $43,077 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweid | 89 | 24,288 | / |
| Szwed | 89 | 10,818 | / |
| Sweed | 89 | 3,891 | / |
| Shwed | 89 | 307 | / |
| Swead | 89 | 63 | / |
| Sweyd | 89 | 21 | / |
| Sjwed | 89 | 21 | / |
| Swied | 89 | 16 | / |
| Swedh | 89 | 9 | / |
| Swedt | 89 | 7 | / |
| Swedd | 89 | 5 | / |
| Zswed | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sweds | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schwed | 80 | 1,336 | / |
| Szwedt | 80 | 114 | / |
| Shweid | 80 | 34 | / |
| Sweijd | 80 | 14 | / |
| S'Weid | 80 | 7 | / |
| Szwied | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sweihd | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sweeds | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shweyd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sweedh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sweadt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szwedz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shweed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sued | 75 | 5,572 | / |
| Swid | 75 | 752 | / |
| Sved | 75 | 703 | / |
| Swet | 75 | 287 | / |
| Swyd | 75 | 33 | / |
| Xwed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Swjd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwedt | 73 | 1,127 | / |
| Schweid | 73 | 292 | / |
| Schweds | 73 | 12 | / |
| Schwied | 73 | 9 | / |
| Schwejd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shwheed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swedowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sweet | 67 | 88,406 | / |
| Shved | 67 | 16,303 | / |
| Sweat | 67 | 11,431 | / |
| Swett | 67 | 5,280 | / |
| Swaid | 67 | 945 | / |
| Soued | 67 | 601 | / |
| Swete | 67 | 308 | / |
| Sweit | 67 | 183 | / |
| Sveds | 67 | 75 | / |
| Szwyd | 67 | 73 | / |
| Sweth | 67 | 71 | / |
| Szwedová | 67 | 58 | / |
| Swite | 67 | 49 | / |
| Svejd | 67 | 39 | / |
| Schweidt | 67 | 38 | / |
| Swayd | 67 | 34 | / |
| Szwet | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sveed | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shwet | 67 | 20 | / |
| Szved | 67 | 18 | / |
| Suedt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Swiet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Svedh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Åsved | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shued | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schweedt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suedd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shwyd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Szued | 67 | 4 | / |
| Swyte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shwedowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sbedh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Szwedova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sbeed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sveyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szweć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Svetd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swezt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swijd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schweitd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swoid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schwiedt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sueyd | 67 | 0 | / |
Swed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swed in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वेद | sveda | - |
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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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- 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 Swed
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