Swing Surname

122,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Swing Surname Definition:

Same as Swine; or from some local name. Swingfield is the name of a parish co. Kent.

Swing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5321:143,15114,833
Philippines6991:144,83324,316
Canada981:375,97533,576
India561:13,697,596234,369
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
China181:75,962,3094,162
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France91:7,380,302306,885
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Macau11:601,6301,582
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5431:92,4849,489

Swing (334) may also be a first name.

Swing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Swine; or from some local name. Swingfield is the name of a parish co. Kent.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Swing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swing (Arabic: سوينغ, Hindi: स्विंग) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Swing.

How Common Is The Last Name Swing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swing is the 122,552nd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,953,766 people. Swing is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Swing reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Swing is also the 478,963rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 334 people.

Swing is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,532 people, or 1 in 143,151. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 23 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Swing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swing last name expanded 466 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Swing surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swing surname are 16.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Swing earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $42,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swingh91112/
Swaing9111/
Swoing911/
Shwing911/
Swinng910/
Schwing833,508/
Swingue831/
Swink805,134/
Suing803,404/
Sweng8013/
Schøwing775/
Schwingt771/
Suingh73289/
Swinke7371/
Swinks7366/
Swienc7335/
Swaink7331/
Hsuing7325/
Swinck7314/
Shbing7312/
Szwinc734/
Chwing733/
Shuing732/
Szwink731/
Sweink730/
Shwink730/
Suings730/
Schweng67362/
Schwink67205/
Suingue6725/
Shwaeng678/
Swnq672/
Svng672/
Zwng672/
Schwingová672/
Sbng672/
Szwinke671/
Sweeneg671/
Swincke671/
Shuingh671/
Schwyng671/
Chwings670/
Sweinke670/

Swing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swing in the Hindi language
स्विंगsvinga93.33
स्वींगsvinga6.67
Swing in the Arabic language
سوينغswyngh-
سوينجswynj-

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Swing Reference & Research

Swing DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Swing 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swing
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