Swinnen Surname

84,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Swinnen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swinnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5,3231:2,160165
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Argentina571:749,88450,572
France531:1,253,259128,888
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Swinnen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swinnen is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinnen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,558th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,275,608 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Swinnen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Swinnen is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 5,323 people, or 1 in 2,160. In Belgium Swinnen is most common in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent live, Walloon Region, where 13 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Swinnen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swinnen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swinnen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swinnen surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

The amount Swinnen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131% more than the national average, earning R 548,940 per year; in United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.83% less than the national average, earning $43,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinen929/
Schwinnen88131/
Swennen862,077/
Zwinnen86181/
Swijnen8610/
Sbinnen863/
Suinnen861/
Swinning8078/
Schwinen8012/
Swenen7797/
Swynen7722/
Swinin7713/
Schwennen75152/
Schwinning71687/
Suennen71111/
Sweenen7139/
Swennem711/
Schwenen6778/
Schwänen6739/
Swnhn672/
Swenin6215/
Zwneen621/
Swnhnd621/
Szwenin576/
Sweenin574/
Swennin571/
Schwning533/
Schwennin501/

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