Swella Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Swella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Swella (26) may also be a first name.

Swella Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swella occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Swella click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swella? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swella is the 2,718,172nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Swella occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Swella live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania Swella is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 50 percent are found, Mara Region, where 22 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Swella Last Name Statistics demography

Swella earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swelhla922/
Swellah921/
Swellay920/
Swela91190/
Schwella86163/
Swilla833,164/
Suella83413/
Swelly8325/
Swelah834/
Sweila833/
Swelle833/
Shwela832/
Swello832/
Szwela832/
Sweyla831/
Sweala831/
Sbella831/
Swla801/
Swillah77434/
Swillat7769/
Schwela7730/
Suellau7726/
Swellie7716/
Sweelay774/
Shuella773/
Swillia772/
Swheela771/
Swelleh771/
Swelley771/
Swehlay770/
Swila7312,941/
Swelo7321/
Swlai732/
Swhla731/
Schwelle7183/
Schwehla7173/
Sweilley711/
Schwelly710/
Suello675,573/
Schweller67411/
Swille67109/
Sweley6797/
Swillo6750/
Zuella6724/
Suelli6722/
Shwlai6720/
Suelly6719/
Suelle6714/
Swilly6713/
Sbello677/
Schouella672/
Swaila672/
Swihla671/
Sbelle671/
Suilla671/
Swlley671/
Suellý671/
Swilay671/
Swilea670/
Schwaelle670/

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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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  • 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 Swella
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