Swed Surname

229,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9481:55,8466,094
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
France391:1,703,147154,208
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Israel231:372,07130,321
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England121:4,643,172139,951
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Austria91:946,15970,786
Libya91:693,7751,982
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India61:127,844,230863,365
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Swed (881) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweid8924,288/
Szwed8910,818/
Sweed893,891/
Shwed89307/
Swead8963/
Sweyd8921/
Sjwed8921/
Swied8916/
Swedh899/
Swedt897/
Swedd895/
Zswed891/
Sweds890/
Schwed801,336/
Szwedt80114/
Shweid8034/
Sweijd8014/
S'Weid807/
Szwied805/
Sweihd805/
Sweeds804/
Shweyd803/
Sweedh802/
Sweadt801/
Szwedz801/
Shweed801/
Sued755,572/
Swid75752/
Sved75703/
Swet75287/
Swyd7533/
Xwed751/
Swjd751/
Schwedt731,127/
Schweid73292/
Schweds7312/
Schwied739/
Schwejd732/
Shwheed731/
Swedowa731/
Sweet6788,406/
Shved6716,303/
Sweat6711,431/
Swett675,280/
Swaid67945/
Soued67601/
Swete67308/
Sweit67183/
Sveds6775/
Szwyd6773/
Sweth6771/
Szwedová6758/
Swite6749/
Svejd6739/
Schweidt6738/
Swayd6734/
Szwet6733/
Sveed6721/
Shwet6720/
Szved6718/
Suedt6718/
Swiet6716/
Svedh6715/
Åsved6712/
Shued679/
Schweedt676/
Suedd674/
Shwyd674/
Szued674/
Swyte674/
Shwedowa673/
Sbedh673/
Szwedova673/
Sbeed672/
Sveyd672/
Szweć672/
Svetd671/
Swezt671/
Swidt671/
Swwet671/
Swijd671/
Schweitd671/
Swoid670/
Schwiedt670/
Sueyd670/

Swed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swed in the Hindi language
स्वेदsveda-

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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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