Sweileh Surname

65,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sweileh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweileh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen6,4431:4,101611
Iraq5241:66,8352,352
Jordan2331:37,9504,355
Palestine2301:19,7783,165
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Mauritania421:97,4976,070
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Sweileh (785) may also be a first name.

Sweileh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweileh (Arabic: صويلح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺻﻮﻳﻠﺢ) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweileh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sweileh is the 65,400th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 954,867 people. Sweileh is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sweileh reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 292,694th most common first name throughout the world, held by 785 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is carried by 6,443 people, or 1 in 4,101. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Ibb Governorate, where 30 percent reside, Abyan Governorate, where 16 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 7 percent reside and Jordan, where 3 percent reside.

Sweileh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Sweileh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning $69,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shweileh93198/
S'Weileh934/
Sweilehi932/
Sweleh92205/
Sweile92112/
Swileh9222/
Swaileh86263/
Sweilih869/
Sweilej864/
Swealeh864/
Sweleih861/
Swieleh861/
Zweileh861/
Sweeleh861/
Sweille860/
Sweiler860/
Swele83555/
Swile83140/
Soueileh80170/
S'Weilih802/
Sweilley801/
Shweiler801/
Swaleh779,907/
Swaile77272/
Sweley7797/
Sveile7739/
Swiley7719/
Shwele7715/
Sweila773/
Swiles772/
Swelez772/
Swehle771/
Sweily771/
Swelih771/
Sweles771/
Sweilé771/
Sweele771/
Shwile771/
Swilea770/
Swelge770/
S'Oueileh7517/
Schweiler752/
Sweeley71477/
Swalleh71319/
Sweales7163/
Soueile7149/
Schwele7144/
Swisley7130/
Schweitler7113/
Swehele7111/
Swetley717/
Swisler715/
Swaaleh714/
Swailey713/
Switler713/
Swehale711/
Sweilli711/
Swehlie711/
Swayile711/
Szweler711/
Sueleah711/
Schweiuler711/
Shweale711/
Swittle711/
Swayele711/
Swuiley710/
Sweelez710/
Switley710/
Swila6712,941/
Swale673,594/
Sweli671,236/
Swela67190/
Suele6758/
Svele6757/
Svile6746/
Swili6746/
Suile6729/
Soueilih6721/
Sveilich6710/
Xwele679/
Sbile677/
Swatelle675/
Swaalehe674/
Schweler673/
Sweattle673/
Sueiller671/
Switlich671/
Sbele671/
Ch'weile671/
Schwehle671/
Swailles671/
Souheile671/
Swily671/
Swettler671/
Swely670/
Shweeley670/
Swieyler670/
Schwelge670/

Sweileh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweileh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺻﻮﻳﻠﺢaswylh92.86
ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻳﻠﺢalswylh7.14
Sweileh in the Arabic language
صويلحswylh-

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Footnotes

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