Sweeper Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sweeper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweeper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Australia641:421,80833,593
India261:29,502,515369,827
England151:3,714,537119,675
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Sweeper (22) may also be a first name.

Sweeper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweeper occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweeper? popularity and diffusion

Sweeper is the 973,426th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sweeper live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 22 people.

The last name Sweeper is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 29 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and Georgia, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Sweeper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sweeper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sweeper last name increased 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweeper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sweeper last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Sweeper earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning $33,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweper921/
Sweaper861/
Swieper861/
Swepper860/
Schweper802/
Sueper77138/
Swiper7711/
Swaper774/
Swoper770/
Schwepper7512/
Schweipert7112/
Suepher711/
Shwiper710/
Schveper676/
Swaipper674/
Suepr673/
Schwipper6377/
Schuepfer6353/
Schvepper6311/
Suepphetr631/
Schuepper631/
Suiper62239/
Suepre621/
Schwippert59272/
Schueppert5992/
Svipr5057/

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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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  • 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 Sweeper
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