Sweetson Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sweetson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweetson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sweetson (31) may also be a first name.

Sweetson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweetson has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweetson? popularity and diffusion

Sweetson is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sweetson reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 31 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 25 percent reside, Kerala, where 25 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 14 percent reside.

Sweetson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sweetson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swetson9313/
Swestson880/
Sweetsen880/
Sweetsane8217/
Switson803/
Swedson802/
Svetson801/
Shvetson753/
Swithson752/
Svettson751/
Sweidson751/
Swetsane751/
Swetsang751/
Switchson710/
Sveadtson710/
Sweazen6730/
Schweidson6713/
Swetzén6712/
Suedson677/
Sweezen675/
Switsen672/
Swedsen672/
Svedson671/
Swiecon670/
Swetzen670/

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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 Sweetson
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