Swee Surname

123,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Swee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,9201:15,3621,537
United States4591:789,67161,028
Liberia3841:11,4811,245
Singapore3421:16,104685
Brunei1881:2,227402
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
Mauritius641:20,2104,215
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India161:47,941,586492,263
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
China81:170,915,1968,932
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Swee (71,739) may also be a first name.

Swee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swee is found most in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 123,568th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,972,806 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Swee live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Swee is also the 13,590th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 71,739 people.

This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,920 people, or 1 in 15,362. In Malaysia Swee is primarily found in: Selangor, where 41 percent are found, Johor, where 14 percent are found and Sarawak, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Liberia, where 10 percent are found.

Swee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,738 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swee last name are 8.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.48% less than the national average, earning 209,449 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning $54,260 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwee897/
Hswee892/
Sweee891/
Sweea891/
Sweey891/
Swe86183,646/
Shweer8017/
Sweeds804/
Szweeh801/
Sweehy801/
Sweeph801/
Sweesz800/
Sweess800/
Shwe75137,230/
Swie75507/
Svee75425/
Swei75261/
Sweh75158/
Swea7553/
Suee7517/
Hswe7511/
Swey755/
Swue754/
Swej754/
Sbee753/
Szwe752/
Sweu751/
Swwe751/
Swje751/
Swhe751/
Xwee751/
Xswe751/
Schweez7310/
Shwehet732/
Shhweez731/
Shwheed731/
Shweesh731/
D'Sweet731/
Sweih671,804/
Szwej67624/
Chwee67241/
Szwez6792/
Schwe6759/
Szwer6736/
Sweas6736/
Szwet6733/
Shuee6732/
Sweys6725/
Sjwed6721/
Sveed6721/
Sveet6719/
Swedh679/
Swedt677/
Shwes676/
Schweedt676/
Shbee675/
Sueie673/
Szwes673/
Szwep673/
Szwei673/
Szwey672/
Szweć672/
Zweej672/
Sveea672/
Swess671/
Swwet671/
Schweerr671/
Shvee671/
Shwie671/
Swezt671/
Zswed671/
Souee671/
Swieh671/
Shwea671/
Zsbee671/
Shwey670/
Sweds670/
Swiej670/

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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 Swee
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