Swimm Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Swimm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swimm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:892,75667,416
Canada681:541,84745,466
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Swimm Last Name Facts

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

Swimm is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swimm? popularity and diffusion

Swimm is the 635,252nd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The surname Swimm occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Swimm are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 892,756. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found, Maine, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Swimm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swimm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swimm last name increased 712 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swimm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swimm are 24.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.16% registered with the party.

The amount Swimm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $43,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $43,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swimme9154/
Swaimm910/
Swim892,956/
Schwimm833/
Swaim807,743/
Swemm8019/
Switm801/
Suimm801/
Swimt801/
Swime801/
Sweim800/
Shwim800/
Svimm800/
Schwim73168/
Swaime7317/
Shweim7311/
Shwemm732/
Swwaim731/
Swem672,527/
Schweim67703/
Suim67408/
Schwemm67319/
Swnm6737/
Schwiem6727/
Svim6722/
Zwim676/
Schwaim674/
Schwime672/
Xwim671/
Swym671/
Sweimeh671/
Swhimdt671/
Schwoim670/

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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 Swimm
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