Sweir Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sweir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sweir Last Name Facts

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

Sweir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sweir reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Sweir is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Sweir occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Sweir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sweir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweir surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shweir91265/
Sweier9125/
Sweire911/
Sweisr911/
Sweiir910/
Swer894,769/
Swir8924/
Schweir8349/
Shweier836/
Sweireh831/
Swire801,509/
Swier801,313/
Swere80135/
Sweer80122/
Shwer8056/
Zweir8037/
Szwer8036/
Swirz8029/
Swird8020/
Swerz8017/
Swirt8012/
Swear806/
Swair804/
Swirp803/
Sveir803/
Shwir801/
Swoer801/
Swger801/
Swirr801/
Schweier77785/
Schweirt771/
Sweihart770/
Schwer733,316/
Swoyer73924/
Sweere73727/
Shbeir73274/
Swierz73213/
Swayer73103/
Sweyer7356/
Swerre7330/
Swhear7321/
Swirth7321/
Swhier7321/
Shwere7318/
Shweer7317/
Sweïre7311/
Sweard739/
Schwir739/
Szwert738/
Sveier738/
Shwair734/
Swihrt733/
Szwier733/
Swhyer733/
Sveire732/
Szwirz732/
Swaire732/
Swerdh732/
Sbeijr731/
Shwerz731/
Sweyre731/
Swuier731/
Swyerr731/
Sweyar731/
Sveirz731/
Swajer731/
Sweurd731/
Shwyer730/
Swauer730/
Swuher730/
Swhire730/
Sswyer730/
Shwear730/
Schweiher7141/
Schweiert711/
Swar6723,470/
Schwier672,770/
Suer671,553/
Schwehr671,173/
Svir67389/
Suir67231/
Schwerd67225/
Schwaer67198/
Schwere67137/
Zwir67114/
Schwear67113/
Schwerr6755/
Sbir6737/
Sber6731/
Szwejer6726/
Szwierz6714/
Schweihert6713/
Swogier6712/
Sweyart6710/
Szwoyer678/
Schwoer677/
Sver677/
Schwyer675/
Schwair675/
Swugier674/
Shwerdt674/
Swre673/
Shwayer672/
Schwire672/
Schwher672/
Szwajer672/
Souheir671/
Schwird671/
Shweyer671/
Swehart671/
Zweihar671/
Schweihard671/
Schwerp671/
Szwerdt671/
Swettër671/
Shwaier671/
Shwejar671/
Swyr671/
Xwer671/
Swegger670/
Schwuer670/
Schwger670/
Shwoyer670/

Sweir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮaswyr-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sweir
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