Swedan Surname

41,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Swedan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swedan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya9,3671:667138
Egypt1,9831:46,3624,614
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Jordan261:340,09411,519
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Swedan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swedan is carried by more people in Libya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swedan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,778th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 583,330 people. The last name Swedan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Swedan reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

Swedan is most commonly occurring in Libya, where it is held by 9,367 people, or 1 in 667. Barring Libya it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 16 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.

Swedan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swedan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swedan last name increased 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swedan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swedan surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Swedan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $58,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweidan922,297/
Sweedan921,098/
Sweydan92123/
Swedhan9241/
Swedean9239/
Swedgan9221/
Swiedan927/
Sweadan922/
Swedane922/
Swaedan921/
Sweddan920/
Sweïdane8650/
Sweidane8637/
Sweydane861/
Swidan836,799/
Swydan83268/
Suedan83149/
Swedon8397/
Swadan831/
Schweidan807/
S'Weidane801/
Swaidan77920/
Swaydan7767/
Souedan7719/
Sueydan776/
Sweddon774/
Svedang772/
Swiedon771/
Zweedan771/
Suedane771/
Sweidon771/
Swidane771/
Sweedon770/
Sweidanová753/
Chweidan7120/
Souedane717/
Shwaidan711/
Soueïdan711/
Souetdan711/
Swaidane711/
Suidan67154/
Svydan67133/
Svidan6720/
Soueïdane6714/
Suedam679/
Soueydane677/
Xuedan675/
Svadan675/
Suedán672/
Zwidan671/
Swadon671/
Swidam671/
Swedom670/
Swydam670/

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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 Swedan
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