Sweto Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Sweto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 96 | 1:160,815 | 20,064 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sweto (14) may also be a first name.
Sweto Demographics
Average Sweto Salary in
South Africa
R 1,185,910
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sweto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sweto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sweto is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sweto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,795,579th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sweto are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 160,815. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Sweto occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Sweto Last Name Statistics demography
Sweto earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 399.04% more than the national average, earning R 1,185,910 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeto | 91 | 20 | / |
| Swieto | 91 | 15 | / |
| Swetoa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Szweto | 91 | 4 | / |
| Swietoň | 83 | 19 | / |
| Swetoha | 83 | 15 | / |
| Shweito | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sweta | 80 | 2,225 | / |
| Swito | 80 | 356 | / |
| Sveto | 80 | 250 | / |
| Sueto | 80 | 224 | / |
| Swyto | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sbeto | 80 | 4 | / |
| Swetosch | 77 | 2 | / |
| Swetha | 73 | 4,655 | / |
| Shweta | 73 | 2,627 | / |
| Suetos | 73 | 598 | / |
| Sweeta | 73 | 81 | / |
| Swetta | 73 | 39 | / |
| Svetoy | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sweata | 73 | 8 | / |
| Swieta | 73 | 7 | / |
| Switoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Svetoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Swetah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Suetoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Swaito | 73 | 2 | / |
| Svetoň | 73 | 2 | / |
| Swoito | 73 | 1 | / |
| Switos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Switho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svetuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swaeta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sveeto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shueto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zwetto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suetto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szwato | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sweita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shwetha | 67 | 433 | / |
| Sweetat | 67 | 324 | / |
| Shweita | 67 | 108 | / |
| Svetoch | 67 | 78 | / |
| Szwesta | 67 | 65 | / |
| Sweetha | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sweitat | 67 | 36 | / |
| Svetosh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sweatha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shwetaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suhaeto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Swethaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shweeta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Switocz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swessta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Switous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svetous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swaetha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sswetha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schweta | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swaetta | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sweto
- 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