Sweep Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sweep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2241:75,38912,772
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sweep (17) may also be a first name.

Sweep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweep occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweep? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sweep is the 940,398th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Sweep live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sweep is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Sweep is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 75,389. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 69 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and South Holland, where 7 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Sweep Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sweep earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.23% more than the national average, earning R 273,828 per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $48,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweepe9139/
Sweeph911/
Swep8913/
Zweep80529/
Sweeb80142/
Sweap8017/
Swepe805/
Szwep803/
Swiep801/
Sweps800/
Schwep7311/
Swheeb734/
Swephe732/
Sweppe731/
Sweebt731/
Sweape731/
Suep67449/
Schwiep6764/
Schwepe6740/
Sweb6733/
Swip6729/
Schweps677/
Svep676/
Schwepp673/
Shweppe673/
Shwheeb671/
Swyp671/
Schweip671/
Schwepf671/
Schweeb670/

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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
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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 Sweep
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