Swell Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Swell Surname Definition:

From Swell, a parish co. Somerset; or Swell, name of two parishes (Upper and Lower) co. Gloucester.

Swell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
England601:928,63447,428
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweall919/
Sweill916/
Shwell915/
Swelle913/
Sweell912/
Swel8932/
Swll894/
Schwell83100/
Sweille830/
Suell80689/
Swele80555/
Swill8058/
Swiel8043/
Sweel8021/
Shwel8010/
Swhel806/
Szwel805/
Swelt804/
Sbell803/
Swelh802/
Swoel801/
Swael801/
Sweal800/
Schwelle7783/
Schweell771/
Schwoell770/
Swl7520/
Shuell73298/
Shweel73215/
Sweile73112/
Swille73109/
Shwele7315/
Souell7315/
Szwill7310/
Shweil738/
Shwiel738/
Schwel735/
Swheel731/
Sweelh731/
Swehle731/
Swweel731/
Sweele731/
Szwiel731/
Suel672,266/
Schwill67713/
Schuell6756/
Schwele6744/
Sbel6744/
Swil6720/
Shwl6718/
Swehele6711/
Zwel674/
Swealeh674/
Schwöll672/
Shouell672/
Schwiel672/
Schweil672/
Shweale671/
Xswl671/
Xwll671/
Xwel671/
Zswl671/
Sswl671/
Schwael671/
Schwelt671/
Swlh671/
Swwl671/
Swhl671/
Sweeleh671/
Sxwl671/
Swyl671/
Souhell671/
Jswl671/
Sbll671/
Shwweel671/
Schweld670/
Swlt670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swell
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