Sweto Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sweto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe961:160,81520,064
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sweto (14) may also be a first name.

Sweto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sweto is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Sweto is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sweto live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Sweto is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 160,815. In Zimbabwe Sweto is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 34 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 16 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweeto9120/
Swieto9115/
Swetoa915/
Szweto914/
Swietoň8319/
Swetoha8315/
Shweito831/
Sweta802,225/
Swito80356/
Sveto80250/
Sueto80224/
Swyto805/
Sbeto804/
Swetosch772/
Swetha734,655/
Shweta732,627/
Suetos73598/
Sweeta7381/
Swetta7339/
Svetoy7323/
Sweata738/
Swieta737/
Switoa735/
Svetoi735/
Swetah734/
Suetoh733/
Swaito732/
Svetoň732/
Swoito731/
Switos731/
Switho731/
Svetuo731/
Swaeta731/
Sveeto731/
Shueto731/
Zwetto731/
Suetto731/
Szwato731/
Sweita731/
Shwetha67433/
Sweetat67324/
Shweita67108/
Svetoch6778/
Szwesta6765/
Sweetha6748/
Sweitat6736/
Svetosh6723/
Sweatha6722/
Shwetaa674/
Suhaeto673/
Swethaa672/
Shweeta672/
Switocz671/
Swessta671/
Switous671/
Svetous671/
Swaetha671/
Sswetha671/
Schweta670/
Swaetta670/

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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
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