Swetan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Swetan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swetan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Swetan (40) may also be a first name.

Swetan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swetan (Hindi: स्वेतन, Marathi: वेटन, Oriya: ତନ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swetan? popularity and diffusion

Swetan is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Swetan reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Swetan is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 40 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Swetan is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweetan9214/
Swethan929/
Shwetan923/
Swettan921/
Swethane869/
Shwetang861/
Swettand860/
Swatan83105/
Suetan8324/
Sweton835/
Sbetan834/
Swetam832/
Svetan831/
Sweeton77737/
Sbeitan77331/
Swieton77287/
Sweaton7792/
Sbeetan7716/
Swithan7710/
Shwetam777/
Shvetan776/
Swetham775/
Shuetan773/
Sweiton772/
Suetane771/
Suettan771/
Swothan771/
Sweatam771/
Swehtam771/
Sweetham711/
Sweetong711/
Sweateam711/
Sbitan673,181/
Swaton67317/
Switon67136/
Svytan67105/
Suitan6737/
Svitan6717/
Svetanova6713/
Svatan674/
Sveton674/
Svetam672/
Sueton671/
Svetasien671/
Sweathoon671/

Swetan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swetan in the Hindi language
स्वेतनsvetana-
Swetan in the Oriya language
ତନtana-
Swetan in the Marathi language
वेटनvetana50
वेतनvetana50

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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
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  • 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 Swetan
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