Swede Surname

367,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Swede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5181:16,5212,472
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
England571:977,51048,999
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Swede (394) may also be a first name.

Swede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swede is found most in Israel. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swede? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 367,445th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,436,271 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Swede live; 53 percent live in West Asia and 53 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Swede is also the 435,477th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 394 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Israel, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 16,521. In Israel Swede is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 31 percent reside, Northern District, where 30 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 17 percent reside. Besides Israel Swede exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Swede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swede has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Swede last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Swede surname are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.7% registered to vote for the party.

Swede earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning $49,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweede91112/
Szwede9180/
Sweade9118/
Sweide9110/
Swedie9110/
Swedeh915/
Sweyde911/
Swedje911/
Swaede911/
Schwede832,699/
Szweder8344/
Sweadee8334/
Sweider8324/
Shweder8314/
Szwedes8312/
Sweedie831/
S'Weide831/
Swaedee831/
Sweidei831/
Swiedeh831/
Swaedie831/
Shwedeh831/
Sweetde831/
Sweedes830/
Swedi8017,238/
Swedy801,499/
Suede80826/
Sweda80725/
Swade80662/
Svede80193/
Swide8024/
Swode800/
Schwedes771,233/
Schwiede7786/
Schweede7712/
Schwaede775/
Sweidieh774/
Schwedie771/
Schwedge771/
Schweide771/
Szwejder771/
Szweda736,160/
Sweidi731,153/
Sweidy73936/
Sweedy73759/
Swaedi73462/
Sweida73242/
Sweïdi73143/
Sveder73138/
Sweïdy73110/
Sweydi73104/
Sveide7376/
Suedes7352/
Swidde7349/
Shvede7341/
Suedee7340/
Swejda7336/
Suedde7331/
Sweeda7329/
Zweede7326/
Shweda7322/
Swieda7320/
Shwide7316/
Souede7314/
Swidey7314/
Sweddy7313/
Swadey7310/
Sweedi7310/
Swayde737/
Suedet737/
Swyder735/
Swadde734/
Swaade734/
Svedje734/
Sweidj734/
Sueder733/
Swiedi732/
Shuede732/
Szwade732/
Swedhs732/
Suedje732/
S'Wade731/
Suedez731/
Sweydy731/
Swadei731/
Svejde731/
Swaide731/
Shwade731/
Sswade731/
Schweider7146/
Schweeder7115/
Schwedder711/
Schweyder711/
Schweides710/
Schweader710/
Shwehdi679,838/
Schweda673,272/
Schwade671,024/
Szwejda67360/
S'Weidi67165/
Schvede6757/
S'Weidy6756/
Souedet6742/
Szwider6734/
Shweidi6729/
Shveder6726/
Szweada6722/
Schuede6719/
Szweida6711/
Schwide6710/
S'Weydi679/
Sveider679/
Swatdee678/
Swaddee676/
Shueder676/
Shveyde675/
Schwedy672/
Schweitder672/
Sueydes672/
Chweide671/
Sweeddy671/
Sweedha671/
S'Weïdi671/
Schwedi671/
Szvedes671/
Szwedda671/
Szwieda671/
Sweihda671/
Swidder671/
Shwider671/
Shuedee671/
Sueddee671/
Suedech671/
Swaides670/

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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 Swede
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