Sween Surname

324,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sween Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sween Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7781:465,88639,683
Trinidad and Tobago861:15,8601,984
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Panama551:71,1323,050
Canada521:708,56956,910
Norway261:197,78022,769
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines101:11,266808
India81:95,883,173728,828
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Sween (297) may also be a first name.

Sween Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sween is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sween? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,858th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,359,115 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sween reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 511,663rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 297 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 778 people, or 1 in 465,886. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 24 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 7 percent are found.

Sween Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sween has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sween last name expanded 1,898 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sween Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sween are 15.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Sween earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.98% less than the national average, earning 280,409 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $48,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweene9171/
Sweend911/
Swehen910/
Sweenk910/
Swen8911,175/
Swaen80342/
Sweem80206/
Swent80101/
Swenn8063/
Swene8058/
Swean8043/
Shwen8016/
Swein8014/
Swien807/
Swehn806/
Sbeen804/
Swuen803/
Sweyn801/
Swenh801/
Jswen801/
Szwen801/
Schweene772/
Swn756/
Schwen73348/
Swenne73303/
Szwenk73103/
Shwenn7342/
Swendt7338/
Shwene7332/
Shwein732/
Szwend731/
Zwehen731/
Shwuen731/
Swenhe731/
Shwoen731/
Suen6722,124/
Swem672,527/
Schwenn671,804/
Schwien67675/
Swin67539/
Schwehn67499/
Schweng67362/
Schwaen6721/
Schwene6719/
Swén6718/
Swyn6712/
Shwenck679/
Shwn677/
Schweem675/
Shwehne674/
Sben674/
Swnq672/
Schwean672/
Swnh672/
Zswn671/
Sxwn671/
Jswn671/
Swwn671/
Sjwn671/
Schwenh671/
Schwemn671/
Shweijn671/
Sweineh671/
Geeswen671/
Schwoen670/

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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 Sween
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