Swerney Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swerney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swerney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Swerney Last Name Facts

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

Swerney is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swerney? popularity and diffusion

Swerney is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Swerney are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 100 percent are found. Besides England it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Swerney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swerney has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Swerney surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swerny927/
Swarney8649/
Sworney8628/
Sverney862/
Szwerner802/
Swerni7737/
Swerna7726/
Sverne7713/
Sberne775/
Suerny771/
Zwerne770/
Swarne770/
Schwerner7535/
Svernei7138/
Svarney7134/
Sverner7131/
Suherny7125/
Svirney715/
Swornay711/
Swerngi711/
Svernhed678/
Schuerne677/
Schwerna676/
Swarnaya673/
Suhernie673/
Schwarne670/

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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 Swerney
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