Sweenie Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sweenie Surname User-submission:

(Irish) The surname Sweeney or Sweenie means 'pleasant person'.

Sweenie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Scotland1641:32,6453,260
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2561:14,6221,647
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sweenie (30) may also be a first name.

Sweenie Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Irish) The surname Sweeney or Sweenie means 'pleasant person'.

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Sweenie Last Name Facts

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

Sweenie occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweenie? popularity and diffusion

Sweenie is the 667,223rd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. The surname Sweenie is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Sweenie reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 30 people.

Sweenie is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 37 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Sweenie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sweenie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweenie surname increased 1,764 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 920 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweenie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sweenie are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sweenie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $47,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $51,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweene9271/
Swenie9227/
Sweeney86114,391/
Sweenye869/
Sweinie863/
Swennie863/
Swienie862/
Sweenei861/
Sweynie860/
Sweeneu860/
Sweanie860/
Sweenez860/
Sweni83181/
Swweeney802/
Schweene802/
Ssweeney801/
Sweetnet801/
Sweeneey800/
Shweni771,447/
Sweena7739/
Swanie7711/
Swesni779/
Swenji774/
Sweani773/
Sweenj771/
Sweini771/
Swiene771/
Swetni771/
Swenai771/
Swinie771/
Swonie771/
Sweniy770/
Sweetnich7566/
Sweeney's754/
Schweeney751/
D'Sweeney751/
Swannie71264/
Swinnie71220/
Swaynie7180/
Schweni7155/
Swaeney7118/
Sweenay715/
Zweeney713/
Sweenoy711/
Sweeneyová711/
Swiniey711/
Swingie711/
Swinier710/
Swieney710/
Sweneey710/
Swheney710/
Schweetner710/
Sueni671,664/
Sweny67251/
Swena67219/
Swini67154/
Suhaenie67137/
Swene6758/
Suene6724/
Sbene6712/
Swetnich679/
Svene676/
Sveni673/
Swainier671/
Swethgni671/
Szweinis671/
Swenh671/
Shwehnei671/
Swinniey670/
Schwenee670/

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