Sweens Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sweens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sweens Last Name Facts

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

Sweens is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sweens are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 120,623. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 58 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and Utrecht, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swens91154/
Schweens867/
Sweins8351/
Swaens837/
Zweens832/
Sbeens831/
Sweems831/
Swenns831/
Shwens830/
Swense830/
Swns801/
Schwens7768/
Swyns7334/
Suens7320/
Swems7316/
Swins739/
Swenz730/
Schwense711/
Sehebens711/
Swijns6761/
Swenje6747/
Swains6738/
Swemze6721/
Suhens6717/
Swence671/
Swenze671/
Souens670/
Swench670/
Suenns670/

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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 Sweens
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