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

The last name Sweny is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sweny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweny is the 1,011,991st most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sweny are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 62 people.

It is most prevalent 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 reside, Pennsylvania, where 30 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 18 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Ireland, where 12 percent reside.

Sweny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sweny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 19 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sweny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sweny surname is primarily Anglican (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sweny last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.22% being 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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