Swensen Surname
Approximately 3,868 people bear this surname
Swensen Surname Definition:
(Swedish, Danish) The son of Swen (young boy or servant).
Swensen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,522 | 1:102,913 | 11,367 |
| Norway | 175 | 1:29,384 | 4,055 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 397 | 1:126,495 | 12,200 |
Swensen (10) may also be a first name.
Swensen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish, Danish) The son of Swen (young boy or servant).
Swensen Demographics
Swensen Political Affiliation
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Swensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swensen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swensen.
How Common Is The Last Name Swensen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 118,847th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,884,060 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Swensen reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Swensen is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,522 people, or 1 in 102,913. In The United States Swensen is most frequent in: Utah, where 24 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 5 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
Swensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swensen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 887 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swensen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Swensen last name are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.34% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Swensen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.68% more than the national average, earning 459,196 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $43,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swenssen | 93 | 5 | / |
| Swensn | 92 | 5 | / |
| Schwensen | 88 | 503 | / |
| Swenson | 86 | 34,564 | / |
| Swensån | 86 | 31 | / |
| Swengen | 86 | 11 | / |
| Swinsen | 86 | 7 | / |
| Suensen | 86 | 6 | / |
| Swensan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Swenzen | 86 | 5 | / |
| Swensin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swenjen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swencen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schwennsen | 82 | 103 | / |
| Swensson | 80 | 967 | / |
| Sweangen | 80 | 22 | / |
| Swenshon | 80 | 11 | / |
| Swennson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Swensohn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suensuen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swensonh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swainsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sweanson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suensaen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shwenson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sweenson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sweingen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sweinson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Swnson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwenson | 75 | 103 | / |
| Schwenzen | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sweanngen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sweinnson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schwinsen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sweensson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Swinson | 71 | 5,674 | / |
| Suenson | 71 | 156 | / |
| Suencen | 71 | 33 | / |
| Schwensohn | 71 | 26 | / |
| Swenzén | 71 | 20 | / |
| Suenzen | 71 | 12 | / |
| Schwenzien | 71 | 10 | / |
| Swenzon | 71 | 9 | / |
| Swänson | 71 | 7 | / |
| Swensom | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sbenson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schwensson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suensan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schwaenzen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swinsan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swinsin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schweingen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swainson | 67 | 1,945 | / |
| Suhensin | 67 | 29 | / |
| Suensson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Swenzohn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suensang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Swänsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swenzgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swenjang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swinsonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swinnson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swennjim | 67 | 0 | / |
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