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

Sweed occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 118,191st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,872,924 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Sweed reside; 59 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sweed is also the 992,070th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 92 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,288 people, or 1 in 40,182. Outside of Egypt Sweed exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 13 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.

Sweed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sweed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sweed surname expanded 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sweed surname are 13.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.29% being 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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