Sweeby Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Sweeby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
Sweeby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sweeby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sweeby is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sweeby.
How Common Is The Last Name Sweeby? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sweeby is the 3,323,005th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sweeby live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 38 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 19 percent live and Wiltshire, where 16 percent live. Excluding England Sweeby occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Sweeby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sweeby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweby | 91 | 74 | / |
| Sweebe | 83 | 198 | / |
| Swaeby | 83 | 5 | / |
| Swevey | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sweeba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sweaby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sweewey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sweavey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sweswey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sweevey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sweeuey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sweeber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Swaby | 73 | 8,862 | / |
| Swebe | 73 | 1,614 | / |
| Sweve | 73 | 193 | / |
| Swebi | 73 | 82 | / |
| Sweba | 73 | 56 | / |
| Sueby | 73 | 7 | / |
| Swewe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Swevy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schweiby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swabey | 67 | 627 | / |
| Swaebe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Swebea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Swebhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sveiby | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sweiba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sbeebi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Swayby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szwaby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swaiby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szweba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suewee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweves | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swivey | 67 | 0 | / |
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Sweeby Reference & Research
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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 Sweeby
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis