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 most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Swim.

How Common Is The Last Name Swim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swim is the 149,466th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,465,340 people. Swim occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Swim reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 197 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,174 people, or 1 in 166,724. In The United States Swim is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Swim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swim surname increased 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swim last name are 18.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.34% being registered to vote for 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

Swaim FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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