Swiel Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Swiel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England51:11,143,612252,590
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Swiel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swiel occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Swiel live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Swiel is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 77 percent reside and Gauteng, where 23 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Jamaica, where 5 percent reside.

Swiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swiel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swiel last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swiel Last Name Statistics demography

Swiel earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 137.15% more than the national average, earning R 563,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwiel918/
Swihel915/
Szwiel911/
Swel8932/
Swil8920/
Schwiel832/
Swietel831/
Swell80228/
Swill8058/
Sweel8021/
Shwil8019/
Swilp8013/
Shwel8010/
Szwil808/
Suiel807/
Szwel805/
Swelt804/
Zwiel802/
Swelh802/
Swoel801/
Swael801/
Swilh801/
Schwihel7715/
Schwielt770/
Swl7520/
Shweel73215/
Svihel73213/
Szwill7310/
Schwel735/
Shwell735/
Suihel733/
Sweell732/
Swehil731/
Sweelh731/
Chwiel731/
Swweel731/
Suiell730/
Szwajgiel7117/
Suel672,266/
Schwill67713/
Suil67445/
Schwell67100/
Sbel6744/
Sbil6721/
Shwl6718/
Swehele6711/
Schwilp675/
Zwel674/
Swll674/
Souhiel672/
Swwl671/
Jswl671/
Xswl671/
Xwel671/
Zswl671/
Schwael671/
Schwelt671/
Sswl671/
Swhl671/
Swihail671/
Swlh671/
Sxwl671/
Swyl671/
Shwweel671/
Schweld670/
Schwilt670/
Swlt670/
Schwild670/

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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
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  • 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 Swiel
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