Swenya Surname
Approximately 1,238 people bear this surname
Swenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,234 | 1:42,902 | 4,879 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Swenya (10) may also be a first name.
Swenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swenya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 305,641st most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,886,548 people. The surname Swenya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swenya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Swenya is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname Swenya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,234 people, or 1 in 42,902. In Tanzania Swenya is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 34 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 17 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Swenya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swenyaj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Swenea | 83 | 150 | / |
| Swinya | 83 | 54 | / |
| Swenia | 83 | 33 | / |
| Suenya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sbenya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Svenya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sweenye | 77 | 9 | / |
| Swainya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Swegney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sbhenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sweinha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swajnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swenyer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sweenia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sweneey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Swinyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sweeneey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swinea | 67 | 432 | / |
| Svinya | 67 | 62 | / |
| Svenha | 67 | 52 | / |
| Swenje | 67 | 47 | / |
| Swenie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Suenia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Svenja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Swania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Swenji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Swinha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swanjy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swonia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suenyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swenhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwenye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Swenya
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