Swinbanks Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Swinbanks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swinbanks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Swinbanks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swinbanks occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinbanks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Swinbanks is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Swinbanks reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Swinbanks is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 83 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 6 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 3 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 24 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.

Swinbanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swinbanks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Swinbanks last name declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinbank94702/
Swinbanck893/
Swimbank821/
Swinbamk821/
Suimbang598/

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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
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  • 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 Swinbanks
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