Swett Surname

90,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Swett Surname Definition:

(English, Russian, Dutch) Descendant of Swet (agreeable); the light-complexioned man; the son of Witte (white).

Swett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1611:87,1099,817
India4801:1,598,05358,900
Chile2731:64,5292,703
Ecuador2391:66,5525,287
Canada801:460,57039,784
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3061:38,4524,559

Swett (18) may also be a first name.

Swett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Russian, Dutch) Descendant of Swet (agreeable); the light-complexioned man; the son of Witte (white).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

And Sweet (English), Amiable. (variant: Habasque, Ledoux, Suss, and de Zoete.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Swett Last Name Facts

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

Swett is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Swett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,743rd most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,380,217 people. The last name Swett occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Swett reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The surname Swett is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,161 people, or 1 in 87,109. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Maine, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live and Chile, where 5 percent live.

Swett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swett surname rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swett surname are 1.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.56% registered with the party.

The amount Swett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $45,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $49,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweatt915,300/
Swette91126/
Sweett91115/
Swetts9133/
Swwett910/
Swet89287/
Sweatte83174/
Sweet8088,406/
Sweat8011,431/
Suett80398/
Swete80308/
Sweit80183/
Switt80153/
Sweth8071/
Szwet8033/
Shwet8020/
Swiet8016/
Swedt807/
Svett801/
Swezt801/
Swwet801/
Schwette772/
Schwettz771/
Switth73619/
Shweet73174/
Szwedt73114/
Sweitz7387/
Sweete7379/
Svette7371/
Suette7369/
Shuett7345/
Szvett7327/
Shweth7323/
Shweit7311/
Schwet739/
Suehtt737/
Sweate735/
Switte735/
Szwetz734/
Swetch733/
Sweeth733/
Szwest732/
Sweath731/
Sweadt731/
Shwete731/
Sweyte731/
Sveitt731/
Sveatt730/
Sveett730/
Svet673,942/
Schuett673,300/
Swed671,769/
Schwedt671,127/
Suet67851/
Swit67737/
Schweit67118/
Zwet67101/
Swyt6761/
Schwets6720/
Schwitt6716/
Shvetts6713/
Shuette678/
Schweth677/
Sbet675/
Souette675/
Schweat672/
Shwehet672/
Swheitz671/
Schwiet671/
Sweethe671/
Swessts671/
Suhedtt671/
D'Sweet671/
Shweitz671/
Schwete671/
Swetova671/
Swechts670/

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