Sweira Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Sweira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sweira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sweira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sweira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sweira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sweira is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Sweira occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sweira reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 215,519. In Mauritania Sweira is primarily concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 58 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 42 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and Yemen, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sweira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sweira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩ | aswyrh | 63.64 |
| ﺃﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩ | aswyrh | 18.18 |
| ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮﺓ | aswyrt | 9.09 |
| ﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩ | swyrh | 9.09 |
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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
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- 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 Sweira
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