Sweeton Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sweeton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweeton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7031:515,58943,135
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Sweeton (26) may also be a first name.

Sweeton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweeton occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sweeton.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweeton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 458,583rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Sweeton live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sweeton is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 26 people.

The surname Sweeton is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 703 people, or 1 in 515,589. In The United States Sweeton is most common in: Tennessee, where 43 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Sweeton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sweeton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sweeton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sweeton surname are 32.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sweeton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning $38,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning $44,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweetong931/
Sweton925/
Swieton86287/
Sweaton8692/
Sweetan8614/
Sweiton862/
Swaton77317/
Switon77136/
Sveton774/
Swetan774/
Sueton771/
Sweathoon751/
Swatton71917/
Swyston7123/
Suetong7123/
Sbeetan7116/
Swestun719/
Swethan719/
Swietoń714/
Shwetan713/
Suetton712/
Swehtun711/
Swatoon711/
Swettan711/
Swithon710/
Swathon710/
Swotton710/
Suethong6769/
Schwiton672/
Shwetang671/
Sweetham671/
Swatthon671/
Swettand670/

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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 Sweeton
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