Sweilim Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sweilim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweilim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2881:14,2181,356
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Sweilim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweilim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweilim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 897,852nd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sweilim live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 14,218. In Mauritania Sweilim is most common in: Tagant Region, where 31 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 17 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweilime9343/
S'Weilim9324/
Swelim92893/
Swilim92325/
S'Weilime8875/
Sweilem8620,031/
Swailim86131/
Sweelim8611/
Swelime867/
Swealim864/
Swilime861/
Sweylim861/
Sweliem861/
Sweillem80245/
S'Weilem80231/
Swelheim8036/
Sweileme805/
S'Welime802/
S'Weylim801/
Sweyilem801/
S'Weilèm801/
Swaillim801/
Swelem771,362/
Swilem77690/
Swalim7730/
Swelin7724/
Svilim7714/
Suilim775/
Suelim774/
Swilin774/
Swilém771/
S'Weileme7513/
Sweilleme751/
Swailem711,273/
Sweylem71254/
Swellem71192/
Sweïlem71108/
Souelim7180/
Swielem714/
Zweilin714/
Swillem713/
Swoylim712/
Sweelin712/
Shuilim711/
Swelhem711/
Sweelem711/
Shwelin711/
Suilaim711/
Swaliem711/
Shvilim711/
Swelien711/
S'Wilem711/
S'Welem711/
Sueliem711/
Schweiling710/
Swalheim6765/
S'Weylem6727/
Soueïlim6723/
Szwiling6714/
Switling6713/
Sweyleme679/
Souelime676/
Sweïleme673/
Soueylim672/
Shwailem672/
Sswielem671/
Sw'eylem671/
Swetlink671/
Schweithlem671/
S'Wailem671/
S'Ouelim671/
Swetling670/
Schwelin670/

Sweilim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweilim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢaswylm96.52
ﺃﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢaswylm2.61
ﺇﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢaswylm0.87

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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 Sweilim
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