Swem Surname

170,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Swem Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the swan.

Swem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8661:94,9326,526
United States4941:733,72357,547
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Liberia351:125,9589,506
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Swem (206) may also be a first name.

Swem Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the swan.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Swem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swem is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Swem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swem is the 170,546th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,883,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Swem live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 630,600th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 206 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,866 people, or 1 in 94,932. In Nigeria Swem is most common in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Kaduna, where 5 percent live and Imo, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Swem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 366 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Swem are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.73% less than the national average, earning R 95,688 per year and in United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweem89206/
Sweum8936/
Swemm8919/
Szwem8911/
Swuem899/
Shwem891/
Sweim890/
Schwem80123/
Shweme8049/
Shweim8011/
Shwemm802/
Szwesm802/
Sweeme801/
Szweme801/
Swen7511,175/
Swim752,956/
Suem75136/
Swym751/
Svem751/
Schwehm73781/
Schweim73703/
Schwemm73319/
Schwiem7327/
Schweem735/
Sweimeh731/
Schwemn731/
Schwemk731/
Swaim677,743/
Sveum671,200/
Sween671,146/
Swimm67480/
Swaen67342/
Swent67101/
Sueme6788/
Swenn6763/
Schwemme6738/
Swymn6717/
Shwen6716/
Swien677/
Swehn676/
Souem676/
Swuen673/
Suemd672/
Swimn672/
Sjwym671/
Shuem671/
Swimt671/
Swime671/
Jswen671/
Szwen671/
Switm671/
Sbeem671/
Swnhe671/
Suemm670/
Shwim670/

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