Sweman Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sweman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sweman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweman occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweman is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Sweman reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Sweman is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 100 percent live. Other than Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Sweman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sweman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Sweman
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