Sweem Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sweem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Sweem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweem occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sweem.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sweem reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sweem is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 19 percent live, Missouri, where 11 percent live and Nebraska, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Sweem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sweem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweem surname grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sweem last name are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sweem earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweeme911/
Swem892,527/
Schweem835/
Sween801,146/
Sweum8036/
Swemm8019/
Szwem8011/
Swuem809/
Shwem801/
Sbeem801/
Sweim800/
Swenne73303/
Schwem73123/
Shweme7349/
Shweim7311/
Szwesm732/
Shwemm732/
Szweme731/
Sweend731/
Swehen730/
Sweenk730/
Swen6711,175/
Swim672,956/
Schwehm67781/
Schweim67703/
Schwemm67319/
Suem67136/
Schwiem6727/
Swym671/
Sweimeh671/
Schwemn671/
Shuheem671/
Schwemk671/
Svem671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sweem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis