Sweett Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Sweett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada621:594,28449,093
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Sweett Last Name Facts

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

Sweett is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sweett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sweett is the 1,701,480th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Sweett is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Sweett live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 594,284. In Canada Sweett is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 52 percent reside, Nova Scotia, where 18 percent reside and Alberta, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Sweett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sweett has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sweett surname declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 77 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sweett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

Sweett earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.25% more than the national average, earning $58,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweet9188,406/
Swett915,280/
Sweatt835,300/
Shweet83174/
Swette83126/
Sweete8379/
Swetts8333/
Sweeth833/
Sveett830/
Swwett830/
Swet80287/
Sweatte77174/
Shwehet772/
Sweethe771/
D'Sweet771/
Sweat7311,431/
Sweed733,891/
Suett73398/
Swete73308/
Sweit73183/
Switt73153/
Sweth7371/
Szwet7333/
Shwet7320/
Sveet7319/
Swiet7316/
Swedt737/
Sbeet732/
Swezt731/
Svett731/
Swwet731/
Schweedt716/
Schwette712/
Schwettz711/
Switth67619/
Szwedt67114/
Sweitz6787/
Svette6771/
Suette6769/
Shuett6745/
Szvett6727/
Shweth6723/
Shweit6711/
Schwet679/
Suehtt677/
Switte675/
Sweate675/
Sweeds674/
Sbeeth674/
Szwetz674/
Swetch673/
Szwest672/
Sweedh672/
Sweyte671/
Sweath671/
Shweed671/
Sweadt671/
Shwete671/
Sveitt671/
Chweet671/
Sweegy670/
Sveatt670/

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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
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  • 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 Sweett
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