Swiam Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Swiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Swiam (12) may also be a first name.

Swiam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swiam has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Swiam are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Swiam is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

Swiam is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Swiam Last Name Statistics demography

Swiam earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swiham911/
Suiam802,732/
Swian8017/
Sviam804/
Swyam802/
Sbiam801/
Suiaim731/
Swajian6736/
Swaiyan675/
Swagian671/
Swianeh671/
Swiacen671/

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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 Swiam
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