Sweis Surname

135,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Sweis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1,5491:5,7081,135
United States7441:487,17641,154
Syria5651:34,1612,139
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Palestine1261:36,1024,403
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sweis (20) may also be a first name.

Sweis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweis (Arabic: الصويص) has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweis is the 135,670th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,200,346 people. The last name Sweis is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sweis are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Levant. Sweis is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,549 people, or 1 in 5,708. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Balqa Governorate, where 49 percent live, Amman Governorate, where 27 percent live and Irbid Governorate, where 11 percent live. Not including Jordan Sweis occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Syria, where 17 percent live.

Sweis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sweis last name are 7.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.02% registered with the party.

The amount Sweis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.29% less than the national average, earning R 42,084 per year and in United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,121 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweiss91499/
Sweijs9116/
Sweish9113/
Shweis912/
Sweisz911/
Sweise910/
Swis89105/
Swes8912/
Schweis8384/
Shweish8310/
Sweisch830/
Swiss801,526/
Swies80223/
Swais80109/
Swise8052/
Sweas8036/
Swish8031/
Sweys8025/
Swisz8023/
Shwes806/
Swese804/
Swesh803/
Szwes803/
Swess801/
Swijs801/
Swaes801/
Swees801/
Xweis801/
Sweds800/
Schweiss771,514/
Schweihs77204/
Schweisz778/
Schweits774/
Schweise771/
Schweish771/
Shweishe771/
Schweist770/
Swiess73283/
Shwish73247/
Swoish73232/
Shweij73100/
Sweitz7387/
Schwis7380/
Swaiss7367/
Swisse7349/
Swiesz7333/
Swetts7333/
Sweich7312/
Swijas7312/
Swiscz7310/
Swaies737/
Shwesh737/
Sweeds734/
Sweidj734/
Sveise733/
Szwest732/
Swisch731/
Shweiz731/
Szwejs731/
Sweihj731/
Swissx731/
Swaits730/
Swaish730/
Sweesz730/
Swhies730/
Swayes730/
Sweess730/
Schweisch710/
Schweiß67531/
Sues67337/
Swaiseh67199/
Suis67144/
Schwies6757/
Swiś6756/
Swix6744/
Swic6736/
Swas6727/
Shwaish6721/
Schwets6720/
Swiz6713/
Schweds6712/
Swez676/
Svis675/
Shveits675/
Swej674/
Shbeish674/
Sbis674/
Schweic672/
Schwess672/
Schwese672/
Swij672/
Zwes672/
Schwihs671/
Schwiss671/
Shweitz671/
Sves671/
Szweich671/
Shweesh671/
Swheitz671/
Sweaseh671/
Swjs671/
Swys671/
Swayise671/
Sbes671/
Xwis671/
Schwehs670/

Sweis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweis in the Arabic language
الصويصalswys-

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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 Sweis
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