Sweed Surname

118,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Syria

Sweed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,2881:40,1824,111
Syria5141:37,5512,287
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
United States4141:875,50566,354
England771:723,61140,488
Israel351:244,50422,492
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Sweed (92) may also be a first name.

Sweed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweed is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 118,191st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,872,924 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Sweed are found; 59 percent are found in North Africa and 59 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Sweed is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 92 people.

The surname Sweed is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 2,288 people, or 1 in 40,182. Barring Egypt Sweed is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 13 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.

Sweed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sweed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sweed last name are 13.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.29% registered with the party.

Sweed earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,103 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweeds914/
Sweedh912/
Shweed911/
Swed891,769/
Shwheed831/
Sweet8088,406/
Sweid8024,288/
Szwed8010,818/
Swete80308/
Shwed80307/
Swead8063/
Sjwed8021/
Sweyd8021/
Sveed8021/
Swied8016/
Swedh809/
Swedt807/
Swedd805/
Sbeed802/
Zswed801/
Sweds800/
Schweedt776/
Schwed731,336/
Shweet73174/
Swette73126/
Sweett73115/
Szwedt73114/
Sweete7379/
Shweid7334/
Sweijd7314/
S'Weid737/
Sweate735/
Sweihd735/
Szwied735/
Shweyd733/
Sweeth733/
Shveed732/
Sweyte731/
Szwedz731/
Sweadt731/
Shwete731/
Sweegy730/
Sued675,572/
Schwedt671,127/
Swid67752/
Sved67703/
Schweid67292/
Swet67287/
Sweatte67174/
Swyd6733/
Schweds6712/
Schwied679/
Schwejd672/
Shwehet672/
Schwete671/
Swedowa671/
Shuaeed671/
D'Sweet671/
Shbeedh671/
Swjd671/
Sweethe671/
Xwed671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sweed
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