Sweilem Surname

26,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sweilem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweilem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8,2071:11,2021,331
Jordan3,2771:2,698538
Yemen2,0561:12,8531,509
Mauritania1,8291:2,239270
Palestine1,7131:2,655562
Iraq1,4301:24,4911,309
United Arab Emirates3811:24,0482,722
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Oman3411:10,8151,380
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Tunisia361:16,9622,726
Syria361:536,1405,381
Austria141:608,24554,975
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

The alternate forms: Sweïlem (108) are calculated separately.

Sweilem (1,983) may also be a first name.

Sweilem Last Name Facts

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

Sweilem (Arabic: سويلم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢ) is found most in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms: Sweïlem. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweilem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sweilem is the 26,822nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 363,813 people. The surname Sweilem is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sweilem reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 41 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sweilem is also the 169,888th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 1,983 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 8,207 people, or 1 in 11,202. Besides Egypt this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 16 percent are found and Yemen, where 10 percent are found.

Sweilem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sweilem are 35.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.19% registered to vote for the party.

Sweilem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,041 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweïlem95108/
Sweillem93245/
S'Weilem93231/
Sweileme935/
Sweyilem931/
Swelem921,362/
Swilem92690/
Sweilm92145/
S'Weileme8813/
Sweilleme881/
Swailem861,273/
Sweilim86298/
Sweylem86254/
Swellem86192/
Swielem864/
Swillem863/
Sweilme863/
Swelhem861/
Sweliem861/
S'Welem861/
S'Wilem861/
Sweelem861/
Swelm83674/
Swilm83602/
Sweilime8043/
S'Weylem8027/
S'Weilim8024/
Sweyleme809/
Sweïleme803/
Shwailem802/
Sw'eylem801/
S'Weilme801/
S'Wailem801/
Sswielem801/
S'Weilèm801/
Schweithlem781/
Swelim77893/
Swalem77332/
Swilim77325/
Swailm77184/
Swilme77153/
Swealm77122/
Suelem7745/
Suilem776/
Svilem775/
Swelen774/
Swylem774/
Swielm774/
Sweelm773/
Swilen772/
Swhlem771/
Swilém771/
Swillm771/
S'Weilime7575/
Swailim71131/
Swallem71124/
Swaelen71115/
Souelem7155/
Schwilm7118/
Sweelim7111/
Swelime717/
Swaleem716/
Swealim714/
Sweylim711/
Sweylme711/
Swilime711/
Swaylem711/
Swailen711/
Sweîlme711/
Swaliem711/
Shwalem711/
Swaillm711/
Suelhem711/
Sueliem711/
Swelien711/
Shwilen710/
Swiselm710/
Swalm67566/
Soueïlem6770/
Swalheim6765/
Shwailen6737/
Swelheim6736/
S'Ouelem6723/
Soueylem6721/
Swettlen6716/
Soueleme673/
Schwalem672/
S'Welime672/
Swaillim671/
Swlen671/
Soueielm671/
Sswaylem671/
S'Weylim671/
S'Waylem671/

Sweilem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweilem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢaswylm93.72
ﺃﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢaswylm3.9
ﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢswylm1.19
ﺍﺳﻮﻟﻴﻢaswlym0.34
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻤﻪaswylmh0.34
ﺍﺳﻮﻟﻢaswlm0.17
ﺇﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢaswylm0.17
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻤﺔaswylmt0.17
Sweilem in the Arabic language
سويلمswylm-

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