Swen Surname

46,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Swen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia10,4321:42353
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
India491:15,654,396253,566
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Cambodia191:815,1135,006
China111:124,301,9616,553
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Swén (18) are calculated separately.

Swen (7,061) may also be a first name.

Swen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swen (Hindi: स्वेन) is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Swén. For other possible spellings of Swen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swen? popularity and diffusion

Swen is the 46,385th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 652,129 people. The last name Swen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Swen reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 77,125th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 7,061 people.

It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 10,432 people, or 1 in 423. In Liberia Swen is mostly found in: Sinoe County, where 32 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 30 percent reside and River Gee County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Swen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swen last name are 2.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Swen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $58,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swén9218/
Sween891,146/
Swaen89342/
Swent89101/
Swenn8963/
Swene8958/
Swean8943/
Shwen8916/
Swein8914/
Swien897/
Swehn896/
Swuen893/
Sweyn891/
Swenh891/
Jswen891/
Szwen891/
Swn866/
Schwen80348/
Swenne80303/
Szwenk80103/
Sweene8071/
Shwenn8042/
Swendt8038/
Shwene8032/
Shwein802/
Shwoen801/
Swenhe801/
Shwuen801/
Sweend801/
Szwend801/
Sweenk800/
Swehen800/
Suen7522,124/
Swem752,527/
Swin75539/
Swyn7512/
Shwn757/
Sben754/
Swnh752/
Swnq752/
Sjwn751/
Swwn751/
Sxwn751/
Zswn751/
Jswn751/
Schwenn731,804/
Schwien73675/
Schwehn73499/
Schweng73362/
Schwaen7321/
Schwene7319/
Shwenck739/
Shwehne734/
Schwean732/
Sweineh731/
Geeswen731/
Shweijn731/
Schwemn731/
Schwenh731/
Schwoen730/
Swain67670,180/
Shuen671,351/
Schwenck671,177/
Sueng67627/
Swinn67531/
Swayn67266/
Sweem67206/
Souen6780/
Suend6768/
Hsuen6766/
Swine6764/
Shwin6749/
Zwehn6737/
Chwen6729/
Zwuen6727/
Suehn6726/
Swymn6717/
Svehn6715/
Szwem6711/
Swuem679/
Suent676/
Swynn676/
Swyne675/
Swhnd675/
Sbeen674/
Swuin673/
Swoin673/
Swimn672/
Schweene672/
Szuen672/
Shwem671/
Sh'weine671/
Suenn671/
Swajn671/
Swion671/
Shhwn671/
Swynd671/
Shben671/
Swnhe671/
Swjne671/
Swhnn671/
Hjswn671/
Schwentt670/

Swen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swen in the Hindi language
स्वेनsvena-

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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 Swen
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