Sweny Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sweny Surname Definition:

= Sween(e)y, q.v.

Sweny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
England411:1,358,97760,528
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3551:141,46113,305

Sweny (62) may also be a first name.

Sweny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Sween(e)y, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sweny Last Name Facts

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

Sweny is most common in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sweny live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sweny is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 62 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States Sweny is most common in: Texas, where 32 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live and Massachusetts, where 18 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 12 percent live.

Sweny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sweny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sweny last name declined 59 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 19 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sweny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sweny surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Sweny earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $39,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $58,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweney91817/
Shweny91200/
Sweiny911/
Swenay910/
Swaeny910/
Sweniy910/
Sweeney83114,391/
Sweaney83978/
Swaeney8318/
Sweenay835/
Sweiney832/
Swesney832/
Jsweney831/
Sweenoy831/
Shwieny831/
Swegney831/
Sweanny830/
Sweyney830/
Swieney830/
Sweanay830/
Sweneey830/
Swheney830/
Swena80219/
Sweni80181/
Swyny8097/
Swene8058/
Swiny8021/
Sueny805/
Zweny804/
Sbeny802/
Swenh801/
Sweaneys772/
Swweeney772/
Ssweeney771/
Schweiny771/
Sweatney771/
Sweanney770/
Sweeneey770/
Swaney735,712/
Swiney733,008/
Shweni731,447/
Swenea73150/
Suheny73137/
Svenøy7388/
Sweene7371/
Swanyi7350/
Swenje7347/
Sweena7339/
Swanay7337/
Shwene7332/
Swenie7327/
Shwena7323/
Swyney7317/
Swesni739/
Svenoy737/
Swener734/
Sweani733/
Swainy732/
Swahny732/
Suenyo732/
Swoney731/
Swenez731/
Swenhe731/
Swetni731/
Swiene731/
Swinay731/
Sweenj731/
Sweina731/
Sweini731/
Swenai731/
Suenoy731/
Sueney730/
Swisny730/
Shwiny730/
Sweeney's714/
Schweeney711/
D'Sweeney711/
Sweenie67449/
Swanney67303/
Swayney67141/
Suhaeny67112/
Swainey6787/
Schweni6755/
Swahney6745/
Shweina6722/
Schwene6719/
Swinaya6716/
Shwehna677/
Svetnoy676/
Swenoha674/
Shwehne674/
Sweinie673/
Zweeney673/
Svetnyi673/
Swienie672/
Swineey672/
Shwaney671/
Shwhany671/
Swetner671/
Swigney671/
Swiniey671/
Swahany671/
Swaneyh671/
Sweeneyová671/
Sweineh671/
Sweinha671/
Svenych671/
Schwenh671/
Sweenei671/
Swehneh671/
Shwahny671/
Swaanay671/
Swannay670/
Sweyner670/
Sweenez670/
Sweanie670/
Swingey670/
Swaaney670/
Sweiner670/
Schwany670/
Shveney670/
Schwiny670/
Sweeneu670/
Sweynie670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sweny
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