Sweid Surname

22,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sweid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen11,5031:2,297356
Syria4,3831:4,404507
Lebanon3,3151:1,700324
Iraq2,6571:13,181931
Jordan1,1271:7,8461,510
United Arab Emirates4351:21,0632,437
Kuwait2121:17,9282,427
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Oman1381:26,7242,191
Mauritania881:46,5333,461
Palestine651:69,9825,973
Tunisia521:11,7431,936
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sweid (716) may also be a first name.

Sweid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺪ) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweid? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweid is the 22,366th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 300,047 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sweid live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Sweid is also the 308,550th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 716 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 11,503 people, or 1 in 2,297. In Yemen Sweid is most numerous in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 25 percent live, Hadramaut Governorate, where 14 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 11 percent live. Aside from Yemen this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 18 percent live and Lebanon, where 14 percent live.

Sweid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sweid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweid last name expanded 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sweid surname is primarily Sunni (42%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sweid surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sweid earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shweid9134/
Sweijd9114/
S'Weid917/
Sweihd915/
Sweyid913/
Sweiid912/
Swed891,769/
Swid89752/
Schweid83292/
S'Weyid832/
Szwed8010,818/
Sweed803,891/
Swaid80945/
Shwed80307/
Sweit80183/
Swead8063/
Sjwed8021/
Sweyd8021/
Swied8016/
Swedh809/
Swedt807/
Swedd805/
Swijd801/
Zswed801/
Swoed801/
Swidt801/
Swoid800/
Sweds800/
Schweidt7738/
Schweitd771/
Schwed731,336/
Szwedt73114/
Sweitz7387/
Schwid7366/
Shveid7336/
Shwaid7322/
Shweit7311/
Szwied735/
Sweeds734/
Swajid734/
Shweyd733/
Sweedh732/
Sveyid731/
Shweed731/
S'Wéid731/
Szwaid731/
Szwedz731/
Swaied731/
Sweadt731/
Swaedt731/
Swayed731/
Sueiad731/
Sweyed731/
Sweyad731/
S'Waid731/
Sweigy730/
Sued675,572/
Swad672,806/
Suid671,258/
Schwedt671,127/
Swit67737/
Sved67703/
Swet67287/
Svid67227/
Schweit67118/
Schwidt6737/
Swyd6733/
Schwaid6732/
Schwaed6724/
Schweds6712/
Schwied679/
Schveid678/
Zwid675/
Schwejd672/
Xwed671/
Ch'weid671/
Shweitz671/
Swedowa671/
Swheitz671/
Sbid671/
Shwheed671/
Swjd671/

Sweid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺪaswyd75
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺪﻱaswydy10
ﺍﺻﻮﻳﺪaswyd5
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻌﻴﺪaswyyd5
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺪﻯaswydy5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sweid
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