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Where Does The Last Name Sweet Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sweet (Arabic: سويت) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sweet.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweet? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sweet is the 6,396^th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 82,433 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sweet live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sweet is also the 26,993^rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 31,321 people.

The last name Sweet is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 40,342 people, or 1 in 8,985. In The United States Sweet is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 160 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 8 percent reside and Libya, where 8 percent reside.

Sweet Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sweet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sweet Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sweet last name is predominantly Anglican (61%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Sweet last name are 11.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sweet earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.97% more than the national average, earning R 306,480 per year; in United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,172 CAD per year.