Sweya Surname

95,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,9451:10,7061,382
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sweya (688) may also be a first name.

Sweya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sweya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺳﻮﻳﻪ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,882nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,468,671 people. The surname Sweya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sweya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 315,345th most numerous first name globally It is held by 688 people.

The surname Sweya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,945 people, or 1 in 10,706. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 26 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 21 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Sweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweyah9120/
Sweeya911/
Sweyad911/
Swea8953/
Swey895/
Schweya830/
Sweye80727/
Swaya80437/
Sueya80307/
Sweyo8041/
Sweas8036/
Sweys8025/
Sweha8013/
Sweyi8010/
Sbeya808/
Sweah805/
Zweya804/
Szwey802/
Sweea801/
Sveya801/
Swiya801/
Sweyy801/
Swuya801/
Shwea801/
Sweey801/
Shwey800/
Chweya733,110/
Schwey73109/
Sueaya7358/
Szwaya7351/
Swayah7348/
Shveya7319/
Sweiha7314/
Shwehy737/
Shwaya735/
Szweja734/
Sveyad733/
Sweyid733/
Shweyd733/
Swiyah733/
Sweach732/
Swaaya732/
Sweihy732/
Shweyi731/
Shwyia731/
Sweiyi731/
Swueye731/
Swieye731/
Shweha731/
Sueyas731/
Sweiah731/
Sweadt731/
Sweiiy731/
Sweyeh731/
Swehja731/
Sweehy731/
Sweyih731/
Sweyed731/
Shwoya731/
Sweeat730/
Swheiy730/
Swai6749,507/
Sway673,856/
Suey67303/
Swei67261/
Svea67130/
Suea6775/
Schweia6717/
Sbey6716/
Shwiyat6713/
Swoy6713/
Schwaya678/
Swaj677/
Swej674/
Sbea673/
Swaa672/
Swau672/
S'Weyid672/
Schweat672/
Chweyaa671/
Swuy671/
Xwey671/
Xwea671/
Soueyad671/
Souheya671/
Shweihy671/
Schwoya671/
Shwayah671/
Chweyah671/
Sweu671/
Soueyah671/
Shwayau671/
Schweye671/
Svey671/
Swoa671/
Zwey671/

Sweya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sweya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺳﻮﻳﻪaswyh-

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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 Sweya
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