Swidan Surname

72,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Swidan Surname User-submission:

The surname Swidan (Suidan) has its roots in the Middle East. It derives from Swed, a native Mizrahi Jewish stock.

Swidan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,2781:17,4192,033
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Israel3621:23,6403,486
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Swidan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Swidan (Suidan) has its roots in the Middle East. It derives from Swed, a native Mizrahi Jewish stock.

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The surname Swidan (Suidan) has its roots in the Middle East. It derives from Swed, a native Mizrahi Jewish stock.

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Swidan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swidan is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swidan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swidan is the 72,513th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,071,856 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Swidan live; 78 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,278 people, or 1 in 17,419. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.

Swidan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swidan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swidan last name rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swidan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swidan last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Swidan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $42,493 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweidan922,297/
Swaidan92920/
Swiedan927/
Swidane921/
Sweidane8637/
Shwaidan861/
Swaidane861/
Swedan8312,493/
Swydan83268/
Suidan83154/
Svidan8320/
Swidam831/
Zwidan831/
Schweidan807/
S'Weidane801/
Sweedan771,098/
Sweydan77123/
Swaydan7767/
Swedhan7741/
Swedean7739/
Swedgan7721/
Suidang774/
Shvidan774/
Suidane772/
Swedane772/
Sweadan772/
Swiedon771/
Sweidon771/
Suidaan771/
Suidain770/
Swidham770/
Sweddan770/
Sweidanová753/
Sweïdane7150/
Chweidan7120/
Shuhidan717/
Sweydane711/
Suedan67149/
Svydan67133/
Swedon6797/
Suidam673/
Swidom671/
Suidán671/
Suidon671/
Zuidan671/
Swydam670/

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