Sweden Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Sweden Surname Definition:
From the country.
Sweden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
The alternate forms: Swedén (20) are calculated separately.
Sweden (1,113) may also be a first name.
Sweden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the country.
Sweden Demographics
Average Sweden Salary in
England
£26,309
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sweden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sweden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sweden (Arabic: سويد) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Swedén. For other possible spellings of Sweden click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sweden? popularity and diffusion
Sweden is the 1,385,851st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Sweden live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sweden is also the 239,008th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 1,113 people.
The last name Sweden is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 1,555,873. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Bali, where 91 percent reside, Central Kalimantan, where 5 percent reside and South Kalimantan, where 5 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.
Sweden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sweden has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Sweden last name grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedén | 94 | 20 | / |
| Sweeden | 92 | 1,083 | / |
| Swedeen | 92 | 297 | / |
| Sweiden | 92 | 36 | / |
| Swedien | 92 | 25 | / |
| Swedden | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sweaden | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shweden | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schweden | 86 | 401 | / |
| Sweidene | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sweedeen | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sweidenk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swhieden | 86 | 0 | / |
| Swedin | 83 | 403 | / |
| Swyden | 83 | 176 | / |
| Sueden | 83 | 128 | / |
| Swaden | 83 | 116 | / |
| Swiden | 83 | 108 | / |
| Sveden | 83 | 26 | / |
| Swoden | 83 | 6 | / |
| S'Weidene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swayden | 77 | 49 | / |
| Swadden | 77 | 43 | / |
| Zweeden | 77 | 31 | / |
| Svedeen | 77 | 24 | / |
| Shveden | 77 | 12 | / |
| Swaiden | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sweidin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Suedeen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sweidne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Swadeen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sweddin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sweedin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sweidem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swhiden | 77 | 0 | / |
| S'Weidenne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sweiding | 71 | 18 | / |
| Schwaden | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sweidina | 71 | 5 | / |
| Schwiden | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sweeding | 71 | 2 | / |
| Swaidene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suiden | 67 | 27,139 | / |
| Svedin | 67 | 1,491 | / |
| Svedén | 67 | 154 | / |
| Schwidden | 67 | 96 | / |
| Schweding | 67 | 29 | / |
| Swidin | 67 | 23 | / |
| Swidén | 67 | 22 | / |
| Schweidem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sviden | 67 | 7 | / |
| Swadin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suedin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swissdent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svéden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoueden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwedin | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Weidina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sbeidn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svedyn | 67 | 1 | / |
Sweden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden in the Arabic language | ||
| سويد | swyd | - |
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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
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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 Sweden
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