Sweeh Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Sweeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Sweeh (48) may also be a first name.

Sweeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweeh occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweeh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. Sweeh is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sweeh are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Levant. Sweeh is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name worldwide, borne by 48 people.

The surname Sweeh is most widely held in Iraq, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 416,924. Besides Iraq Sweeh exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 9 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweehy911/
Swaee804/
Sweee801/
Sweey801/
Swieh801/
Swyeh801/
Sueeh801/
Szwee801/
Swiee801/
Swiech731,253/
Schwee73159/
Shwehi732/
Swyaee731/
Swaheh731/
Swie67507/
Sweijer6719/
Suee6717/
Shwaheh6710/
Swiehcz677/
Swietch672/
Swje671/
Sweu671/
Sweeaey671/
Sweeyoy670/

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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 Sweeh
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