Swedes Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Swedes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swedes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Swedes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swedes is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swedes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Swedes is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Swedes live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Levant.

The surname Swedes is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,667,698. Besides Iraq Swedes exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Swedes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swedes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swedes last name contracted 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swedes Last Name Statistics demography

Swedes earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szwedes9212/
Sweedes920/
Schwedes861,233/
Suedes8352/
Swedis8329/
Swodes832/
Swades830/
Schweides800/
Swedish77279/
Swadesh7753/
Svedese7741/
Sueydes772/
Szvedes771/
Swaides770/
Schwades719/
Sweedish715/
Shvedets714/
Swadis6738/
Suides674/
Svades674/
Zwides671/
Suedez671/

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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 Swedes
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