Swensen Surname

118,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Swensen Surname Definition:

(Swedish, Danish) The son of Swen (young boy or servant).

Swensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5221:102,91311,367
Norway1751:29,3844,055
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Australia461:586,86342,409
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

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).

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

Swensen Last Name Facts

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

Swensen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swensen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 118,847th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,884,060 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Swensen live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Swensen is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The last name Swensen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,522 people, or 1 in 102,913. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 24 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 5 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Swensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swensen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swensen last name rose 887 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swensen last name are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.34% 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.

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