Swim Surname

149,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Swim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1741:166,72416,914
Canada5551:66,3887,685
Australia531:509,35338,491
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
England141:3,979,861125,553
India121:63,922,115578,870
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4381:114,65511,327

Swim (197) may also be a first name.

Swim Last Name Facts

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

Swim (Arabic: سويم) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swim.

How Common Is The Last Name Swim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,466th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,465,340 people. The surname Swim occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Swim are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 197 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,174 people, or 1 in 166,724. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Swim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Swim surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swim last name are 18.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.34% registered with the party.

The amount Swim earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% less than the national average, earning $42,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaim897,743/
Swimm89480/
Swimn892/
Switm891/
Swime891/
Swimt891/
Shwim890/
Sweim890/
Schwim80168/
Swimme8054/
Swaime8017/
Shweim8011/
Swwaim801/
Swaimm800/
Swem752,527/
Swin75539/
Suim75408/
Svim7522/
Zwim756/
Xwim751/
Swym751/
Schweim73703/
Schwiem7327/
Schwaim734/
Schwimm733/
Schwime732/
Sweimeh731/
Swhimdt731/
Schwoim730/
Swinn67531/
Sweem67206/
Shwin6749/
Sweum6736/
Swemm6719/
Swymn6717/
Szwem6711/
Swuem679/
Suime678/
Swien677/
Shvim674/
Swuin673/
Svaim672/
Schwimdt672/
Shuim672/
Shwem671/
Sbaim671/
Suimm671/
Zwwim671/
Swion671/
Schwimtt671/
Shwaimeh671/
Sjwym671/
Svimt671/
Svimm670/

Swim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swim in the Arabic language
سويمswym-

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Swim Reference & Research

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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 Swim
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