Swell Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Swell Surname Definition:
From Swell, a parish co. Somerset; or Swell, name of two parishes (Upper and Lower) co. Gloucester.
Swell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Swell (119) may also be a first name.
Swell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Swell, a parish co. Somerset; or Swell, name of two parishes (Upper and Lower) co. Gloucester.
Swell Demographics
Average Swell Salary in
United States
$42,987 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Swell.
How Common Is The Last Name Swell? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,082,743rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname Swell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Swell live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 856,040th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 119 people.
The surname Swell is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Swell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Swell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swell last name grew 259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Swell last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Swell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $50,709 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweall | 91 | 9 | / |
| Sweill | 91 | 6 | / |
| Shwell | 91 | 5 | / |
| Swelle | 91 | 3 | / |
| Sweell | 91 | 2 | / |
| Swel | 89 | 32 | / |
| Swll | 89 | 4 | / |
| Schwell | 83 | 100 | / |
| Sweille | 83 | 0 | / |
| Suell | 80 | 689 | / |
| Swele | 80 | 555 | / |
| Swill | 80 | 58 | / |
| Swiel | 80 | 43 | / |
| Sweel | 80 | 21 | / |
| Shwel | 80 | 10 | / |
| Swhel | 80 | 6 | / |
| Szwel | 80 | 5 | / |
| Swelt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sbell | 80 | 3 | / |
| Swelh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Swoel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swael | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sweal | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schwelle | 77 | 83 | / |
| Schweell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwoell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Swl | 75 | 20 | / |
| Shuell | 73 | 298 | / |
| Shweel | 73 | 215 | / |
| Sweile | 73 | 112 | / |
| Swille | 73 | 109 | / |
| Shwele | 73 | 15 | / |
| Souell | 73 | 15 | / |
| Szwill | 73 | 10 | / |
| Shweil | 73 | 8 | / |
| Shwiel | 73 | 8 | / |
| Schwel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Swheel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sweelh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swehle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swweel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sweele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szwiel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suel | 67 | 2,266 | / |
| Schwill | 67 | 713 | / |
| Schuell | 67 | 56 | / |
| Schwele | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sbel | 67 | 44 | / |
| Swil | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shwl | 67 | 18 | / |
| Swehele | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zwel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Swealeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schwöll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shouell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schwiel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schweil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shweale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xswl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xwll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zswl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sswl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwael | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwelt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweeleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souhell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jswl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sbll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwweel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schweld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swlt | 67 | 0 | / |
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