Sweenen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sweenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sweenen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweenen is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweenen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Sweenen occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Sweenen are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 544,748. In The Netherlands Sweenen is primarily found in: North Holland, where 65 percent live and Gelderland, where 35 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweeneng931/
Sweetnen930/
Swenen9297/
Swennen862,077/
Swaenen86161/
Sweenin864/
Swetnen860/
Schwenen8078/
Sweening804/
Sweetnem800/
Sweetnin800/
Swanen7786/
Swynen7722/
Swenin7715/
Suenen7714/
Swinen779/
Schwennen75152/
Schwaenen7562/
Sweetning750/
Swinnen715,713/
Swaanen71242/
Swenink7132/
Swijnen7110/
Szwenin716/
Sueanen714/
Svennen712/
Swannen711/
Swennin711/
Schwanen67435/
Swajanen6744/
Schwänen6739/
Schwinen6712/

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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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  • 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 Sweenen
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