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 is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 305,641st most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,886,548 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Swenya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swenya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,234 people, or 1 in 42,902. In Tanzania Swenya is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 34 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 17 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis