Sweete Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Sweete Surname Definition:

(English) The deal, or beloved, person; descendant of Swet (agreeable).

Sweete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England151:3,714,537119,675
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India61:127,844,230863,365
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Sweete (77) may also be a first name.

Sweete Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The deal, or beloved, person; descendant of Swet (agreeable).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sweete Last Name Facts

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

Sweete occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sweete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweete? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweete is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sweete live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sweete is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 77 people.

Sweete is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,052,731. In Canada Sweete is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 74 percent are found, Nova Scotia, where 23 percent are found and British Columbia, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.

Sweete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sweete has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sweete surname increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Sweete earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning $19,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $52,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweetie92468/
Sweetee925/
Sweetey922/
Sweethe921/
Sweetei920/
Sweet9188,406/
Swete91308/
Sweetieh8628/
Sweester862/
Sweethey862/
Sweetter860/
Shweet83174/
Swette83126/
Sweett83115/
Sweeta8381/
Swetez8314/
Sweate835/
Sweeth833/
Sweyte831/
Swetei831/
Sweute831/
Shwete831/
Swiete830/
Swet80287/
Sweatte77174/
Szweter7763/
Sweetha7748/
Swetech7730/
Sweetay7727/
Sweiter7710/
Shweter776/
Sweetai773/
Shweeta772/
Shwehet772/
Schwete771/
Swejter771/
D'Sweet771/
Ssweety771/
Shwetet771/
Sweat7311,431/
Swett735,280/
Sweed733,891/
Sweta732,225/
Swety731,039/
Suete73542/
Svete73471/
Swate73362/
Sweit73183/
Sweti73143/
Sweth7371/
Swite7349/
Szwet7333/
Shwet7320/
Sveet7319/
Swiet7316/
Swedt737/
Swote734/
Swyte734/
Sbeet732/
Swezt731/
Swwet731/
Schweter71422/
Schwiete71239/
Shwettet7114/
Schweedt716/
Shweiter715/
Schwette712/
Sweetgay712/
Shwethee711/
Sweiteer711/
Sweizter711/
Schweite711/
Sehebete711/
Sweettii711/
Sweitter710/
Sweatt675,300/
Swetha674,655/
Shweta672,627/
Sweiti67465/
Swyter67258/
Szwedt67114/
Swiety6795/
Sweitz6787/
Svette6771/
Suette6769/
Swaite6758/
Schwetter6746/
Swetta6739/
Swetts6733/
Sweity6729/
Swetay6724/
Shweth6723/
Sveter6720/
Swatei6715/
Svetej6712/
Swites6711/
Shweit6711/
Schwet679/
Suethe679/
Sweata678/
Swatee678/
Sueste678/
Sueter677/
Swieta677/
Switte675/
Swethi675/
Swetoa675/
Schwietei675/
Swhite674/
Szwetz674/
Sweeds674/
Suhete674/
Souete674/
Shwite674/
Sbeeth674/
Swetch673/
Svetey673/
Swetaj673/
Swetie673/
Swatte672/
Sweedh672/
Szwest672/
Swateh672/
Shuete672/
Suedte672/
Sveeta671/
Shvete671/
Shwate671/
Shweti671/
Swetti671/
Sweath671/
Szvete671/
Suetes671/
Suetje671/
Shweed671/
Sweita671/
Switee671/
Switej671/
Swatey671/
Sbetey671/
Swhyte671/
Sweadt671/
Sbethe671/
Schweitez671/
Swetiy671/
Chweet671/
Swetty670/
Sweegy670/
Switey670/
Swiste670/
Swwett670/
Sveett670/

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