Swee Lan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Swee Lan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swee Lan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Swee Lan Last Name Facts

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

Swee Lan is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swee Lan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Swee Lan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Swee Lan are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Swee Lan is primarily concentrated in: Perak, where 67 percent are found and Selangor, where 33 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Singapore, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swee Lian941/
Swee Lain941/
Sweelan933/
Swee Lin881/
Sweelian881/
Sweelean881/
Swelan862/
Swee Luen821/
Swee Loon821/
Swee Lune821/
Swelane808/
Swelani802/
Sweelin802/
Swlan773/
Sweeloon751/
Swe Lwin751/
Sweilean751/
Sweillan751/
Swelin7124/
Swelén719/
Swlani714/
Swelen714/
Swalan713/
Swleen711/
Slween711/
Swelyn711/
Sleean711/
Slan67577/
Sweleni67318/
Swaelen67115/
Swalian6761/
Swolana6752/
Swellen6749/
Swahlan6746/
Swilian6722/
Swaleen6720/
Swolany6712/
Szellan674/
Swln673/
Swolani672/
Swalani672/
Swellin671/
Swelene671/
Swelien671/
Swljana671/
Swelwin671/
Swellyn671/
Swel Huian671/
Swjlani671/
Swa Lin671/
Swalane671/
Swallan670/

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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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  • 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 Lan
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