Sweli Surname

306,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sweli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8631:62,7787,898
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sweli (174) may also be a first name.

Sweli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweli occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sweli is the 306,004th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,896,073 people. Sweli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sweli reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sweli is also the 692,220th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 174 people.

Sweli is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 62,778. In South Africa Sweli is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Sweli exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Sweli Last Name Statistics demography

Sweli earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.65% less than the national average, earning R 131,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swehli916,399/
Sweeli915/
Swueli911/
Swelhi911/
Swelih911/
Shweli911/
Sweilih839/
Swehlie831/
Sweleih831/
Sweilli831/
Swali802,200/
Sueli80600/
Swele80555/
Swela80190/
Sveli8074/
Swili8046/
Sbeli8011/
Xweli801/
Swely800/
S'Weilih772/
Sweilehi772/
Swalih73652/
Sweleh73205/
Sweile73112/
Zweili73103/
Sweley7397/
Suesli7317/
Shwele7315/
Swalei7313/
Swaili7312/
Svelli7311/
Chweli739/
Suelio739/
Svelid738/
Swalli737/
Svetli736/
Suelai736/
Suelih735/
Swalhi735/
Suelip735/
Shwali735/
Sweila733/
Swelle733/
Shbeli733/
Shwili733/
Shveli732/
Suelie732/
Swahli732/
Szwela732/
Swihli732/
Swelez732/
Sbeili732/
Swehly732/
Shwela732/
Shueli731/
Swehle731/
Sweily731/
Swalie731/
Swolih731/
Sweyla731/
Sbeeli731/
Sweele731/
Sweilé731/
Sweles731/
Sweala731/
Swaali731/
Suetli731/
Suelia731/
Swaliy730/
Shwely730/
Swealy730/
Svelia730/
Swelge730/
Schwejlih714/
Szwejlich712/
Sweileh677,632/
Sweeley67477/
Swallie67170/
Sweales6763/
Schwele6744/
Schwela6730/
Sveilis6721/
Swehele6711/
Suheyli6711/
Schwili6710/
Swetley677/
Schwetlich674/
Sweelay674/
Sweilej674/
Schueli674/
Swahliy674/
Swealeh674/
Sveylis673/
Sweatly673/
Shweale671/
Sweeleh671/
Swelley671/
Svetlai671/
Souheli671/
Schwoli671/
Szweler671/
Svetlih671/
Svetliz671/
Swaylia671/
Swieleh671/
Swaliay671/
Swheela671/
Suhelio671/
Sweiler670/
Sweelez670/
Swehlay670/
Swellay670/
Sweelyy670/
Sweille670/

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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 Sweli
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